46 Facts About Kieron Pollard

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Kieron Adrian Pollard was born on 12 May 1987 and is a Trinidadian who is a former West Indies cricketer.

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Kieron Pollard has captained the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket.

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Kieron Pollard currently plays in various T20 leagues around the globe as an all-rounder.

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Kieron Pollard was part of the 2012 ICC World T20 winning team for West Indies.

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On 20 April 2022, Pollard announced retirement from international cricket.

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On 15 November 2022, Kieron Pollard announced retirement from IPL after playing for Mumbai Indians for 13 seasons.

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Kieron Pollard was born in Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago, where he was raised, along with two younger sisters, in a poor home by his single mother.

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Kieron Pollard made another half-century in the second match, but didn't manage to make double figures in either of last two games.

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Kieron Pollard made his senior debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the twenty20 competition against the Cayman Islands in July 2006.

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Kieron Pollard made his first-class debut six months later against Barbados, and marked the occasion with a century.

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Kieron Pollard's "dream run" continued with half-centuries in both four-day and 50-over matches against Guyana, followed by his second first-class century, coming against the Leeward Islands.

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Against Jamaica, Kieron Pollard showed his bowling ability, claiming four wickets in his seven overs to claim his fifth man of the match award in his 15th senior match.

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Kieron Pollard has represented the South Australian Redbacks in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and Somerset County Cricket Club for the 2010 Friends Provident t20.

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Kieron Pollard had a successful 2010 Friends Provident t20 for Somerset, helping them to the final of the competition on 14 August 2010.

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Kieron Pollard took 29 wickets at 15.10, second among all Somerset's bowlers.

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Kieron Pollard took an impressive catch on the boundary in the semi-final against Nottinghamshire, and then scored 22 from seven balls in the final match against Hampshire, including two sixes and a four, before Dominic Cork injured him with a bouncer that required hospital treatment.

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Kieron Pollard was recalled to the West Indies ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka.

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The match was rained off after 18.2 overs of the West Indian run-chase with Kieron Pollard not required to bat.

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Kieron Pollard retained his place in the squad for the home series against Australia, but after scores of 11 and 0 in the first two matches, he was dropped for the final three.

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Kieron Pollard followed this up with a nine-ball 27 against Middlesex, including three consecutive sixes in the last over.

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In December 2019, during the series against India, Kieron Pollard became the fourth batsman for the West Indies to score 1,000 runs in T20I cricket.

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On March 4,2020, in the first T20I match against Sri Lanka, Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play in 500 Twenty20 matches.

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On 3 March 2021, Kieron Pollard become only the second across T20 format and overall 3rd player after Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh to hit 6-sixes in an over.

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In September 2021, Kieron Pollard was named as the captain of the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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On 20 April 2022, Kieron Pollard announced his retirement on social media from all formats of international cricket during the 15th season of Indian Premier League.

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On 15 November 2022, Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from IPL after playing for Mumbai Indians for 13 seasons.

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Kieron Pollard made his debut for Mumbai Indians on 17 March 2010 against the Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.

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Kieron Pollard however proved his money's worth in the latter stages of the tournament with a blistering 13 ball 45 laced with 5 sixes and accounted for 2 run outs earning him his first MOTM performance.

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Kieron Pollard smashed a quick fire 33* off 13 balls with 3 sixes and followed it up with 3 wickets and 1 run out.

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Kieron Pollard was adjudged man of the match and his efforts propelled Mumbai Indians into the final for the first time where they eventually lost to the Chennai Super Kings.

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Kieron Pollard started the season strongly with a stellar knock of 57*off 38 balls with 5 sixes when Mumbai had lost early wickets and in the 2nd innings he picked up 1 wicket and a superb catch of MS Dhoni ensured Mumbai Indians victory.

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Kieron Pollard was adjudged MOTM for his all round performance.

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Kieron Pollard hit 6 sixes in a span of 7 balls and led Mumbai to an emphatic victory.

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Kieron Pollard saved his best performance for the Final against Chennai.

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Kieron Pollard smashed 78 off 48 balls whilst chasing against SRH but he was dismissed by Irfan Pathan in the last over and Mumbai eventually lost the match.

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Kieron Pollard struck 70 runs off 48 balls with 7 boundaries and 5 sixes against Rajasthan but Mumbai lost the match.

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Kieron Pollard followed it up with another 64 runs off just 34 balls smashing 5 sixes against Chennai but again Mumbai were unable to defend their total.

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Kieron Pollard ended the tournament with 419 runs at SR of 163 and 28 sixes.

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Kieron Pollard then took it upon himself wherein he made 83 runs off just 31 balls, which included 10 sixes and 2 fours, and ensured Mumbai did not fall short of the target even after his dismissal.

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Kieron Pollard was named the 'Super Striker of the match'.

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Kieron Pollard played a critical role in the team winning their 5th IPL title.

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In November 2022, Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from IPL and subsequently became the batting coach of the same franchise, Mumbai Indians.

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Kieron Pollard was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Toronto Nationals, with five dismissals in six matches.

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Kieron Pollard was bought by Karachi Kings for US$140,000 in 2017 Pakistan Super League players draft.

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Kieron Pollard was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in 2019 Pakistan Super League players draft.

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In T10 League, Kieron Pollard has represented Kerala Kings and Deccan Gladiators.