Simmons, who will be replaced by former Queensland pacer Joe Dawes as India's bowling coach after the ongoing tri-series, said Ishant was "unlucky" during the four-Test Test series.
Outgoing bowling coach Eric Simmons believes fast bowler Ishant Sharma is "ready for one-day cricket" and should have been a part of the Indian squad in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Australia.
Simmons, who will be replaced by former Queensland pacer Joe Dawes as India's bowling coach after the ongoing tri-series, said Ishant was "unlucky" during the four-Test Test series.
"I believe the Australians were pleased he (Ishant) wasn't involved in one-day series. He bowled so well, he was the one who troubled them the most in Tests. I am not part of selection process but I think he's ready for one-day cricket," said Simmons, who took pains to emphasise that he wasn't sacked from his current position.
The South African said his contract with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), after two extensions since the World Cup last year, has simply expired.
Despite being a regular in India's Test squad, Ishant has played only six ODIs in the last two years.
As a matter of fact, Ishant hasn't done too badly in the 47 ODIs he had played, picking up 64 wickets at 32.13. But ironically, the Indian selectors have continued to ignore him for the 50-over format.
"He has to be one of the unluckiest bowlers. There were so many edges which went between (VVS) Laxman and (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni, a drop in front; one sliced over slips for the amount of wicket-taking deliveries he bowled.
Banerjee alleged that the CPI(M) was trying to divert attention from development initiatives of her government "with cases of arson, efforts to set off riots and false campaign by TV channels at the behest of friends. But people will not tolerate this."
Brushing aside allegations of farmers' suicide because of non-availability of support price of paddy, Banerjee said "I will not take any advice from the CPI(M) on protection of the interests of farmers. It was I who went on a 26-day fast on the Singur issue. It is I who championed the cause of the farmers of Nandigram."
Alleging that the CPI(M) was protecting rice dealers, Banerjee said "under the present arrangement, there will be no role of middlemen. That is why a farce is being enacted.
"My love for farmers is no less than others. Such campaigns are motivated," she said.
Banerjee said that her government had formulated a land policy which was against forcible acquisition of farmland.
Banerjee said her government had already decided that there would be no chemical hub at Nayachar in the district and that it would go ahead with an Eco-tourism project.
Referring to the 'misdeeds' by the CPI(M), Banerjee said "I used to warn that there were man-made floods during the previous regime, which came to be true."
Banerjee alleged that the Left Front government had embezzled crores of rupees and many files were missing in various departments.
She said that the South Eastern Railway had provided jobs to 184 persons whose land was acquired for laying the Nandigram-Deshpraan tracks.
The trains which were flagged off were the Digha-Puri Weekly Express, Digha-Malda Town Weekly Express, Digha-Visakhapatnam Weekly Wxpress and Kharagpur-Villupuram Weekly Express.
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