Phil Simmons has again become the coach of the West Indies team three years after he was controversially removed from the coach’s post. According to the new contract, he will remain in this post for four years. Simmons’s name came into controversy three years ago. In 2016, the West Indies team won the T20 World Cup title for the second time in India. Six months later, Phil Simmons lost his position. The board cited differences in cultural and strategic approaches behind it.
Simons also became the coach of the Afghanistan team after being removed from the post of head coach of the West Indies team. First of all he also polished the Ireland team. West Indies Cricket Board President Ricky Skerritt said that bringing Simmons back does not mean correcting the mistakes of the past, but he is confident that the Board has chosen the right candidate for the position at the right time. Phil Simmons, who played 26 Tests and 143 ODIs for the Caribbean team between 1987 and 1999, was removed as the coach of the Caribbean team in 2016. Earlier, he was also suspended in 2015 for publicly criticizing the West Indies selection policy.