Lendl Simmons Retirement: West Indies’ explosive opener Lendl Simmons has retired from worldwide cricket. The 37-year-old Caribbean cricketer has put a brake on his 15-year worldwide profession together with his determination. Simmons made his ODI debut in 2006. Whereas he performed his final worldwide match towards South Africa within the T20 World Cup on 26 October 2021 final yr.

In a submit shared on Simmons’ Instagram account, it was advised that he had knowledgeable the West Indies Cricket Board about his determination on Friday itself.

Talking concerning the profession of the right-handed batsman, he scored 278, 1958 and 1537 runs in 8 Tests, 68 ODIs and 68 T20 Internationals. During this, his bat additionally got here with two centuries and 25 half-centuries.

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Simmons has hit 10 sixes in an innings of T20I match. He did this feat throughout his unbeaten innings of 91 runs in 40 balls towards Ireland in 2020. He is the third Caribbean participant to hit most sixes in an innings. Evin Lewis (12) and Chris Gayle (11) maintain the file for extra sixes than him.

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The nephew of Caribbean legend Phil Simmons, Lendl was identified for his aggressive batting. He performed a blistering innings of 70 runs in his second ODI. He was additionally a part of the West Indies staff that gained the T20 World Cup in 2016. Although he was initially dominated out as a result of damage, he joined the staff within the semi-finals after the damage of Andrey Fletcher.