Experienced batsman Lendl Simmons has become the fourth player named in the original West Indies 15-man squad to pull out of the imminent ICC World Twenty20 Championship in India.

Well-placed sources told Barbados TODAY that the 31-year-old Simmons is apparently nursing a back injury and missed the current West Indies camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after quietly returning to his native Trinidad and Tobago for treatment, having just recently played in the inaugural Pakistan Super League for Karachi Kings, also in Dubai.

According to the sources, Simmons was told by a specialist doctor in Port-of-Spain that he was not fit enough to play in the March 8 to April 3 tournament, which West Indies won four years ago in Sri Lanka.

Simmons’ withdrawal has left the Clive Lloyd-chaired selection panel fairly busy debating his replacement.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

damn

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

If true, this is a big blow and together with the absence of:
1. Darren Bravo
2. Pollard
3. Narine
4. Simmons.

This is about 40% of the first choice team- these are players I like and want to see, now it appears I would never get to see all of them in the same team again.

I know the T-20 talent is deep, but no one can replace Polly's vast match situation experience and Sunny's magic.

Sad Sad Sad.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

De Ho put a real jinx on Simmo

In reply to Narper

very poor comment!!!

Mayers a possible replacement?

In reply to warr

Totally agree.

Some people just have on class.

In reply to warr

Explain why

Dwayne Smith in now...surely!

In reply to mikesiva

Dat a good ting? Smith and Samuels in de same team is a win for all opposition.

When dem ready is test run rate.

In reply to mikesiva
Tarzan in your Fantasy team?