Kieron Pollard

West Indies|Batting Allrounder
Kieron Pollard
INTL CAREER: 2007 - 2022
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Full Name

Kieron Adrian Pollard

Born

May 12, 1987, Tacarigua, Trinidad

Age

36y 312d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Batting Allrounder

Kieron Pollard had a batting average of 11.30 from 15 ODIs and 17.20 from 10 T20Is when he became the joint-biggest buy at the IPL player auction in January 2010. Mumbai Indians weren't paying $750,000 (plus an undisclosed amount to break a tie with three other franchises) for Pollard's international record; they were shelling out all that money for the fearsome hitting power he had shown in domestic T20 action - most notably while smashing 54 off 18 balls for T&T against New South Wales during the 2009 Champions League T20.

That IPL auction signaled a shift in the world game and, in the months ahead, Pollard continued to show how much ground franchise cricket had gained on the international game. He opted out of the West Indies A team in order to play T20s for Somerset and then refused a WICB central contract, since signing it would mean making himself available at all times for West Indies.

Over the next few years, Pollard improved his international record, scoring a pair of half-centuries at the 2011 World Cup and then, later that year, breaking his century duck by slamming a 110-ball 119 in a crisis situation against India in Chennai. There were plenty of explosive T20 finishes as well, including a 15-ball 38 that put the 2012 World T20 semi-final well beyond Australia's reach.

But through it all, the canvas of franchise cricket remained the best medium to showcase the hulking Pollard's unbridled hitting - with his top hand frequently slipping off the bat handle even as the ball disappeared far over wide long-on - and canny medium-pace. Mumbai retained Pollard after his first season for them and he rewarded their faith in his abilities with, among other match-winning performances, an unbeaten 32-ball 60 that gave them their maiden IPL title.

Though widely considered a limited-overs specialist, Pollard has expressed a desire to play Test cricket, and has a fairly good first-class record behind him, including a whirlwind 126 on debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Barbados. But that call-up has yet to materialise.

Pollard was left out of West Indies' ODI team in December 2014, ahead of a series in South Africa. His axing - along with Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo - came soon after West Indies pulled out of their tour of India with an ODI, a T20 and three Tests still remaining, due to a dispute with the board and the players' association over payment structures.

Pollard returned to international cricket in June 2016 with an improved defensive technique and the stomach for a fight. Against South Africa, he took the score from 21 for 4 to a match-winning 285. The 156-run partnership he shared with Darren Bravo is West Indies' best for the fifth wicket. He has also led Barbados Tridents to the CPL title in 2014, they finished runners-up in 2015.
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Kieron Pollard Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs1231139270611926.01286694.41313171135640
T20Is1018321156975*25.301161135.14069499420
FC27442158417437.71--47--420
List A16715114364211926.58--319--930
T20s6605861761290010431.468544150.981598108603620

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs1238222752161553/273/2739.295.6941.3000
T20Is101638561188424/254/2528.288.3220.3100
FC2724811436145/365/4031.143.2257.9010
List A16710930002750965/175/1728.645.5031.2110
T20s660394581079803164/154/1525.258.2418.3700
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Recent Matches of Kieron Pollard

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Kings vs Zalmi1--11-Mar-2024KarachiT20
Kings vs Qalandars30/1109-Mar-2024KarachiT20
Kings vs United39--07-Mar-2024RawalpindiT20
Kings vs Gladiators----06-Mar-2024RawalpindiT20
Kings vs Gladiators13--29-Feb-2024KarachiT20

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Karachi Kings had plenty to smile about in the field
Kieron Pollard counterattacked for Karachi Kings
Kieron Pollard added 48 crucial runs
Kieron Pollard smashed 58 off just 33 balls
Kieron Pollard and Shoaib Malik's 95-run stand helped revive Karachi Kings after a collapse
Kieron Pollard played a match-winning innings