Kieron Pollard ends International career
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has announced retirement from all forms of International cricket on Wednesday, April 20. He posted a video message on Instagram stating the same.
Pollard made his international debut in 2007 and has featured in 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is for West Indies. He scored 2706 ODI runs at an average of 26.01 powered by a strike rate of 94.41 which included 3 centuries and 13 half centuries. he also picked 55 wickets with a best of 3/27 to his name.
Pollard smacked 1569 T20I runs for West Indies at an average of 25.30 powered by an impressive strike rate of 135.14 which included 6 half-centuries. He picked 42 wickets with a best of 4/25 to his name.
He led his team in both formats and was also a part of the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup-winning side. He took over the reins of the limited-overs side from Jason Holder in September 2019. He also had a brief stint in charge back in 2013.
Pollard had equalled the record for the most runs scored by a batsman in a over – 36 runs. Yuvraj Singh and Herschelle Gibbs were the only other batsmen to achieve this feat.
“Hi all, after careful deliberation, I have decided to retire from international cricket. It was a dream of mine to play for West Indies since I was a 10-year-old boy and I am proud to represent the West Indies for over 15 years in T20 and ODI format of the game,” Pollard announced on his official Instagram page.
My dream team will feature Marcus Trescothick and Anil Kumble
