Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard
Personal information
Full name
Kieron Adrian Pollard
Born (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
NicknamePolly
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 134)10 April 2007 v South Africa
Last ODI6 February 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.55
T20I debut (cap 27)20 June 2008 v Australia
Last T20I20 February 2022 v India
T20I shirt no.55
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–2020/21Trinidad and Tobago[a]
2009/10–2010/11South Australia
2010–2022Mumbai Indians
2010–2011Somerset
2012–2013Dhaka Gladiators
2012/13–2016/17Adelaide Strikers
2013–2017Barbados Tridents
2014/15–2016/17Cape Cobras
2017–2019Dhaka Dynamites
2017; 2024Karachi Kings
2019–2020Peshawar Zalmi
2018; 2023Multan Sultans
2019–presentTrinbago Knight Riders
2021Welsh Fire
2022London Spirit
2024Southern Brave
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 123 101 27 167
Runs scored 2,706 1,569 1,584 3,642
Batting average 26.01 25.3 37.71 26.58
100s/50s 3/13 0/6 4/7 3/19
Top score 119 75* 174 119
Balls bowled 2275 856 811 3,000
Wickets 55 42 14 96
Bowling average 39.29 28.28 31.14 28.64
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/27 4/25 5/36 5/17
Catches/stumpings 64/– 42/– 42/– 93/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Winner 2012 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024

Kieron Adrian Pollard (born 12 May 1987) is a Trinidadian cricketer, who captained the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket. He currently plays in various T20 leagues around the globe as an all-rounder. He also captains MI Cape Town, MI Emirates and MI New York in the SA20, ILT20 and MLC respectively. He is currently serving as the batting coach of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.He is also the assistant coach of the England cricket team for the 2024 ICC World Twenty20. He was part of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 winning team for West Indies. During his period, he was one of the most aggressive batsman and he also has the record of six 6s in an over against Sri Lanka.

In September 2019, Pollard was named as the captain of the West Indies One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) teams.[1][2] In March 2020, he became the first cricketer to play in 500 Twenty20 matches.[3] His game has been suited for limited overs formats, in which he has enjoyed a long international career; he has never played Test Cricket.[4] In a match against Sri Lanka in March 2021, he hit six sixes in one over bowled by Akila Dananjaya and became the third batsman to do so in international cricket after Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh.[5]

In February 2022, in the second match against India, Pollard became the first cricketer for the West Indies to play in 100 T20I matches.[6]

On April 20th, 2022, Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket.[7][8] On November 15th, 2022, Pollard announced his retirement from IPL after playing for Mumbai Indians for 13 seasons. He was then appointed as the batting coach for Mumbai Indians.


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  1. ^ "Kieron Pollard named West Indies ODI, T20I captain". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "Kieron Pollard to lead West Indies in ODI and T20I series against Afghanistan in India". Hindustan Times. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Kieron Pollard becomes first player to play 500 T20s". ANI News. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "One of the best T20 players but not good enough to play Test cricket: David Gower on Kieron Pollard". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Kieron Pollard becomes 2nd player after YUVRAJ Singh to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is - WATCH". Hindustan Times. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "India vs West Indies 2nd T20I: Kieron Pollard set for 100th appearance". SportStar. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Kieron Pollard retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Kieron Pollard announces retirement from international cricket". SportsTiger. Retrieved 20 April 2022.