West Indies have named Andre Coley as interim head coach for his or her upcoming excursions of Zimbabwe and South Africa after Phil Simmons stepped down in October following the crew’s exit from the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
Former Jamaica wicketkeeper Coley is at the moment the coach of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) academy programme and was beforehand assistant for the senior males’s and girls’s groups.
“I look forward to the tours ahead and the opportunity to make a tangible and meaningful contribution to the growth of West Indies cricket,” stated the 48-year-old, who was assistant beneath Simmons when West Indies received their second T20 World Cup title in 2016.
West Indies will play two assessments towards Zimbabwe on the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo in February, earlier than a multi-format tour of South Africa.
Former Jamaica wicketkeeper Coley is at the moment the coach of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) academy programme and was beforehand assistant for the senior males’s and girls’s groups.
“I look forward to the tours ahead and the opportunity to make a tangible and meaningful contribution to the growth of West Indies cricket,” stated the 48-year-old, who was assistant beneath Simmons when West Indies received their second T20 World Cup title in 2016.
West Indies will play two assessments towards Zimbabwe on the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo in February, earlier than a multi-format tour of South Africa.