THE WEST INDIES Cricket Board reinstated Phil Simmons today to his duties as head coach of the West Indies senior men’s team.
A release from the WICB said Simmons was suspended after “inappropriately commenting on and disclosing the specific voting of individual selectors of the WICB’s selection panel when selecting the West Indies men’s senior squad to tour Sri Lanka in October and November 2015”.
The WICB said the coach’s reinstatement was conditioned upon “the issuance to him of a letter of reprimand for his inappropriate public comments” and Simmons making a public apology to the WICB and persons whom he may have offended.
Simmons had claimed there was outside interference in the selection of the team and the board said this would be looked into.
“Going forward, and as a separate matter, the WICB will immediately investigate the allegations made by Simmons, and take the necessary and appropriate action following this investigation,” the release said. (PR)
