“This time I took responsibility”, says Lendl Simmons

— was haunted by failure of 2019 campaign

Lendl Simmons of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) has revealed that he was spurred on to deliver a victory for his team by his failure in the previous season and his determination to see the TKR over the line in the Hero Caribbean Premier League 2020 championship match between the TKR and the St Lucia Zouks.
In the end, it proved to be a reverse performance of sorts for the opening batsman, considering the Knight Riders’ 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign.
Last season, Simmons started the competition well, but went missing in the later rounds. His single run against the Tridents in the semi-finals perhaps set the stage for a loss.

One season later, after a poor start to the competition, Simmons is free to sing his redemption song. His 54 runs scored from 44 deliveries in the semi-final, and his 84 runs scored from 49 deliveries in the final, played a big role in the Knight Riders not only lifting the title, but achieving a historic unbeaten season.
“Last year I did well in the prelims, and when it came to the semi-finals, I didn’t get a score and we ended up losing the game. So, I took the responsibility upon myself to make sure we got it over the line this time,” he explained.
“I did not start the tournament well, but I ended well, and I am happy with my performance,” he added.
Simmons finished the tournament as the top runs- getter with a total of 356.