West Indies name Kieron Pollard new ODI and T20I captain
Cricket | September 09, 2019 21:19 ISTWest Indies have confirmed the decision to name Kieron Pollard the new captain in limited-over formats.
West Indies have confirmed the decision to name Kieron Pollard the new captain in limited-over formats.
Kieron Pollard last played an ODI in 2016. He was kept in the reserves for the 2019 World Cup and then featured in the T20Is against India.
Kieron Pollard said that Hardik channelises his self-belief into creating magic moments on the field.
Bravo XI is studded with local stars such as Lara, Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons and Bravo himself, youngsters like Ali Khan, Tion Webster, Amir Jangoo and Akeal Hossein would also be looking to make the most out of this encounter.
Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and many others hung out with West Indies star Kieron Pollard in Port of Spain ahead of the 3rd ODI.
ICC said that Kieron Pollard's conduct was in breach of Level One of the ICC Code of Conduct. Pollard was found to have violated Article 2.4 of the code of conduct.
With Pollard, Narine and skipper Carlos Brathwaite in the mix, West Indies would certainly start as favourites after some intense training sessions at the Broward County Stadium.
Sunil Narine makes a comeback to the Windies side after almost two years, while Pollard had also been out of the side for some time.
Pollard was irked with the umpire's decision to not adjudge a delivery by Dwayne Bravo as wide. Mocking the decision, the West Indian all-rounder went on to take strike well away from the stumps.
Drama unfolded in the final over of the innings as Kieron Pollard was warned by the umpires for failing to take the strike.
Pandya has so far amassed 355 runs in 12 games, studded with 27 sixes and 25 fours, with the last being the blistering 91 off 34 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.
Mumbai needed 22 runs from the last two overs but Hardik took just six balls to hit the required runs, smashing left-arm spinner Pawan Negi for two boundaries and as many sixes to end the run chase.
After the innings of Pollard, many cricketers took to Twitter to express their excitement over the innings played by the West Indian.
KXIP captain R Ashwin did not hesitate to accept that MI's stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard played a blinder and took the game away.
Mumbai Indians' acting skipper Pollard played one of his best knocks in the IPL as MI chased down Kings XI Punjab's total of 197 to win by three wickets.
It is the Caribbean Islands whose cricketers have left an indelible imprint like no other on the league.
Pollard’s pyrotechnics stole the thunder from Kings XI openers KL Rahul who had carried his bat through with an unbeaten 100 in 64 balls
Pollard’s pyrotechnics stole the thunder from Kings XI openers KL Rahul who had carried his bat through with an unbeaten 100 in 64 balls
Joseph made all the difference in the bowling department, ending with sensational figures of six for 12 in 3.4 overs
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 40 runs to register their third win in this year's IPL.
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