Lendl Simmons facts for kids
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Lendl Mark Platter Simmons
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| Born | 25 January 1985 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Phil Simmons (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 273) | 6 March 2009 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 21 October 2011 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 132) | 7 December 2006 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 March 2015 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 18) | 29 June 2007 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 26 October 2021 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02–2020/21 | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Chittagong Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2017/18 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Rajshahi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | St Lucia Zouks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | Chattogram Challengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Sylhet Sunrisers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2019 October 2022
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Lendl Mark Platter Simmons is a famous cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago. He played for the West Indies cricket team on the international stage. Born on January 25, 1985, Lendl is a right-handed batsman. He can also bowl sometimes with his right arm and occasionally acts as a wicket-keeper.
Lendl's uncle, Phil Simmons, was also a well-known West Indies Test cricketer. Lendl was a key player when the West Indies team won the 2012 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup. He stopped playing international cricket in July 2022. Interestingly, Lendl was named after the famous tennis player Ivan Lendl.
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Lendl Simmons' Early Cricket Days
Lendl was a very good junior cricketer. He played for the West Indies Under-19 cricket team in two big tournaments. These were the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand in 2002 and the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004.
He made his first ODI appearance on December 7, 2006. This match was against Pakistan in Faisalabad. Lendl is known for scoring many runs in matches. He has scored over 200 runs three times in first-class cricket games.
In January 2009, he scored his highest first-class score of 282 runs. This was for West Indies A against a visiting England team. This great performance led to his first Test match. He played against England in Trinidad, helping his team get a draw.
Playing in T20 Leagues
Lendl Simmons has played for many different teams in Twenty20 (T20) cricket leagues around the world. These leagues are very popular and feature fast-paced cricket games.
Playing in the Indian Premier League
In April 2014, Lendl joined the Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Mumbai Indians. He helped the team improve their performance. On May 22, 2014, Lendl scored his first century (100 runs) in the IPL. This helped his team win against Kings XI Punjab.
Lendl played for the Mumbai Indians in the 2014 and 2015 IPL seasons. In 2015, he opened the batting with Parthiv Patel. They became a very strong opening pair. Lendl played a big part in Mumbai Indians winning the IPL title in 2015. This was their second IPL championship.
He also helped Mumbai Indians win their third IPL title in 2017. After 2017, Lendl was not chosen by any teams in the IPL auctions.
Playing in the Pakistan Super League
In late 2015, Lendl Simmons was chosen to play for the Karachi Kings in the first Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament. He played for the Karachi Kings for a few seasons. Later, he also played for Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalanders in the PSL.
Other T20 Cricket Leagues
Lendl has played in other T20 leagues too. In June 2018, he was picked to play for the Winnipeg Hawks. This was for the first Global T20 Canada tournament. He was the top run-scorer in that tournament, making 321 runs in eight matches.
In July 2020, he was part of the Trinbago Knight Riders team for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. More recently, in 2023, he played for the Bhilwara Kings in the Legends League cricket. He also played for the Gujarat Giants before that.
Lendl Simmons' International Cricket Career
Lendl Simmons made his Test debut for the West Indies on March 6, 2009. His first ODI match was on December 7, 2006. He has scored two centuries in ODI matches.
His first ODI century was 122 runs against Bangladesh. This happened at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. His second century came during the 2015 Cricket World Cup against Ireland. Even though he scored a century, Ireland won that match.
While Lendl was very successful in ODI and T20I cricket, he found Test cricket more challenging. His highest score in a Test match was 49 runs. In September 2021, Lendl was chosen for the West Indies team for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
