West Indies veteran Lendl Simmons has put a full stop on his international career by announcing his immediate retirement from cricket at the highest level.

Simmons announced the news via his sports agency 124notout, with the talented batter finishing his career with a total of 3,763 runs for West Indies from 144 matches over all three formats.

The majority of those matches came against the white-ball, with Simmons' best known for his exploits at ODI cricket having made two centuries and 16 half-centuries for the Caribbean side.

The announcement comes less than 24 hours after fellow West Indies international Denesh Ramdin called time on his international career.

Simmons' highest ODI score of 122 came against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2011, but in recent times the 37-year-old has exclusively been seen at T20I level for West Indies.

Simmons helped West Indies claim the 2016 T20 World Cup in India with his superb unbeaten half-century against the hosts in the semi-final at Wankhede Stadium one of the highlights of his career.

His knock of 82* that day was only bettered at international T20I level by the unbeaten 91 he made against Ireland at Basseterre almost four years later, with Simmons' last appearance for West Indies coming against South Africa at the T20 World Cup in Dubai last year.

Simmons has indicated that he will continue to play domestic T20 tournaments, with the dashing right-hander having previously won two IPL titles with the Mumbai Indians last decade.

Source: International Cricket Council

BDST: 1229 HRS, July 19, 2022
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