Boroko, May 20 (Hindustan Reporter) Former West Indies all-rounder and experienced international coach Phil Simmons has joined the Papua New Guinea coaching setup as a specialist coach ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup starts in the Caribbean and USA from June 1.
Simmons, who has played over 160 matches for West Indies, is best known for leading West Indies to their second T20 World Cup title as a coach in India in 2016.
He was in charge of the Zimbabwe men's team from 2004 and 2005 and has recently been put in charge of Ireland and Afghanistan. Additionally, Simmons was the head coach of West Indies during the T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022.
“My role here is as a mentor coach,” Simmons said. Has been in the game a long time, as a player at international level, for fourteen years and then as an international coach for eighteen years. It's always great to come home, it's always great to come back to any part of the West Indies. I'm looking forward to going home, the home that is Trinidad. Coming back home, it's a good thing and always something to look forward to.”
Papua New Guinea's first match at the T20 World Cup will be against co-hosts West Indies in Guyana on June 2.
Hindustan News / Sunil
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