Kieron Pollard's father passes away; Sachin Tendulkar mourns the loss
Cricket | March 24, 2021 13:08 ISTWest Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard took to Instagram on Wednesday to mourn his father death.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard took to Instagram on Wednesday to mourn his father death.
Danushka Gunathilaka was adjudged out for obstructing the field during the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka, but the replays suggested that it might not have been deliberate from the batsman.
Pollard's six sixes came off an over bowled by Akila Dananjaya, who had taken a hat-trick in just his previous over.
Pollard's rampage came against Akila Dananjaya in the first T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka, who had taken a hat-trick in only his previous over.
Kieron Pollard slammed six sixes in an over against Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya, becoming the second player in T20I history to reach the feat after Yuvraj Singh.
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel on Tuesday named the West Indies Test and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Apart from Mumbai Indians, no other franchise has won so many titles in IPL's 13-year history.
If last year's one-run win over Chennai Super Kings was an absolute cliffhanger, Rohit's fluent 68 made it an anti-climax with Mumbai Indians chasing the target of 157 in 18.4 overs.
According to Pollard, being confident and backing himself are the similar qualities he shares with Hardik.
The Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper heaps praises on Ishan Kishan for filling the shoes of Rohit Sharma as opener after the southpaw scored 72 in MI win over DC.
Dealing with the national snub, Suryakumar proved his worth with the bat and played an authoritative knock to single-handedly guide MI to the win against RCB.
Pollard is leading the MI side in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is forced to sit on sidelines due to injury.
As the tournament enters its business end, captains are now willing to go for pace bowlers who can exploit the early movement instead of saving them for the middle or late overs.
Kieron Pollard stressed that it was important to get the wicket of Rayudu cheap as he has performed consistently well against them in the past.
Kieron Pollard showed he is an able leader as the Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper on the night, in absence of injured Rohit Sharma, led the side to a comfortable 10-wicket win over their nemesis Chennai Super Kings.
Dwayne Bravo recalled how Kieron Pollard texted him to pack his bags ahead of CSK's clash against MI in the eliminator of 2012 IPL.
Rohit started his IPL career with the Deccan Chargers in 2008, with whom he won the 2009 IPL under the captaincy of Adam Gilchrist.
Kishan, who caught attention with a blistering 99 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he is learning about various aspects of the game from his seniors Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya.
In his element in the last two games, Pollard smashed an unbeaten 60 off 24 balls against RCB before producing an unbeaten 47 off 20 balls against KXIP.
Pollard (47 not out) hit three sixes while Hardik (30 not out) got one maximum in that over which took MI to 191 for 4 after being invited to bat. The duo stitched 67 runs from just 23 balls. MI won the match by 48 runs.
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