Injured Simmons withdraws from World T20

The 31-year-old right-hander, who is a top order batsman, has a back problem and a replacement player will be named in the coming days. The withdrawal of Simmons follows those of experienced batsman Darren Bravo, off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder Kieron Pollard.

Injured batsman Lendl Simmons has become the latest West Indies player to pull out of the upcoming World T20, the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday.

The 31-year-old right-hander, who is a top order batsman, has a back problem and a replacement player will be named in the coming days.

Lendl Simmons ruled out of the ICC World T20 Tournament. The has back injury and will remain in Trinidad for rehab.

— westindies (@westindies) >March 5, 2016

The withdrawal of Simmons follows those of experienced batsman Darren Bravo, off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder Kieron Pollard.

West Indies play English county Warwickshire in Dubai on Sunday before travelling to Kolkata on Monday ahead of the World Twenty20 in India, which begins on Tuesday, March 8 and runs until April 3.

West Indies is in Group 1 along with England, Sri Lanka, South Africa and a qualifier.

West Indies squad:-

Darren Sammy (captain), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor.