News Phil Simmons joins PNG as 'specialist coach' for T20 World Cup Cricket PNG said in a press release that he had been recruited because of his extensive experience of local conditions ESPNcricinfo staff 20-May-2024 • 52 mins ago Phil Simmons takes training • Cricket West Indies Phil Simmons , who coached West Indies to the 2016 T20 World Cup title, has joined Papua New Guinea as a 'specialist coach' ahead of the 2024 edition of the tournament in June. Simmons' second stint as West Indies coach ended soon after their group-stage elimination at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia and he has worked extensively in franchise cricket since, coaching Trinbago Knight Riders, LA Knight Riders and Karachi Kings. He will support head coach Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper, and Cricket PNG said in a press release that he had been recruited because of his extensive experience of local conditions.
"My role here is as a consultant coach and [will be about] how I put across my experience, not just playing in World Cups but playing in the Caribbean and the things that we should be looking at to make sure we do it right in the Caribbean and especially the venues that we play at. Related Assad Vala to lead PNG in T20 World Cup, Charles Amini to be vice-captain "As a player internationally, for fourteen years and then as an international coach for eighteen years, it's been a long time in the game. It's always brilliant to come home, always brilliant to come back to any part.