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Kieron Pollard reveals retirement from global cricket, brings end to 15-year-long West Indies profession

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Apr 20, 2022
Kieron Pollard reveals retirement from global cricket, brings end to 15-year-long West Indies profession

Kieron Pollard revealed his retirement on April 20, bringing the drapes down on a 15- year-long worldwide profession. The 34- year-old did not play a Test match for West Indies.

Kieron Pollard reveals retirement from global cricket (Reuters Photo)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Pollard played 123 ODIs and 101 T20 Is for West Indies
  • Pollard last bet the West Indies in February in India
  • Pollard led West Indies in ODi and T20 I formats, did not play a single Test

West Indies super star Kieron Pollard on Wednesday, April 20 revealed retirement from worldwide cricket. The 33- year-old lowered the drapes on a 15- year-long profession for West Indies at the greatest level. Pollard is presently in India, representing Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Kieron Pollard was West Indies ODI and T20 I captain because 2019 and he led the group at the T20 World Cup in 2015. West Indies were unable to protect the title even as they got in the competition as one of the favourites, crashing out without reaching the semi-final phases in the UAE.

Kieron Pollard played 123 ODIs, scoring 2706 runs and getting 55 wickets. He was among their finest T20 I batters, having actually scored 1568 runs in 101 matches at a strike rate of 135.14 Pollard last played in India in February 2022 when he led the group in ODI and T20 I series, which the visitors lost.

Kieron Pollard became part of the West Indies team that won the T20 World Cup in2012 He had actually taken out of the 2016 competition due to an injury prior to Darren Sammy’s side went on to win their 2nd title.

He is the third-highest run-getter in T20 cricket with 11,509 matches in 587 matches. The majority of Pollard’s runs in T20 cricket have actually come for franchises in T20 leagues around the world.

” After mindful consideration, I have today chose to retire from global cricket,” Pollard stated in a declaration on social networks.

” As holds true for numerous youths, it was an imagine mine to represent the West Indies group from the time I was a kid of 10 years and I am happy to have actually represented West Indies cricket for over 15 years in both the T20 I and ODI formats of the video game. I can still clearly keep in mind making my worldwide launching in 2007 under my youth hero, Brian Lara. Using those maroon colours and playing together with such greats has actually been an opportunity that I never ever ignored, providing my body and soul every element of the video game – whether bowling, batting or fieldin,” he included.

Kieron Pollard required to social networks on Wednesday to reveal his retirement. “A

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