The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October 2011 and during the opening ODI Barath incurred an injury to his hamstring and did not play again during the tour and was replaced by the in-form Lendl Simmons.
During their Bangladesh tour in October 2011, the West Indies had to make a substitution due to Barath's hamstring injury in the first ODI, which ruled him out for the remainder of the trip and led to Lendl Simmons stepping in.