In a rather unexpected development that has taken place during the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League, West Indies captain and Mumbai Indians star Kieron Pollard has announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. Pollard was the captain of the West Indies team in their away series against the Indian cricket team earlier this year.
The all-rounder even led the Caribbean team in the 2021 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, where they managed only one win. As per reports, there was some friction between Pollard and the officials of Cricket West Indies. The coach even claimed that there were some people at the top who did not want Pollard to be where he was at.
With the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 just a few months away, Pollard’s absence will be a massive loss for the West Indies team. He has enormous T20 experience under his belt and could have been a valuable player for the squad in the Australian conditions.
Speaking of his numbers in international cricket, Pollard never played a Test match for the West Indies team. He played 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is, scoring a total of 4,275 runs. He also picked up 97 wickets with his right-arm medium pace.
Talking about his captaincy record in international cricket, Kieron led the West Indies team in 24 ODIs and 34 T20Is, where his team emerged victorious on a total of 26 occasions.
Fans on Twitter react as Kieron Pollard bids farewell to international cricket
Here is the tweet from Kieron announcing his retirement from international cricket followed by the top Twitter reactions to it:
POLLARD BIDS FAREWELL TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
— Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55) April 20, 2022
@_windies_cricket ❤️❤️.
PS… thank you @insignia_sports for putting this trip down memory lane together to support my statement. https://t.co/LdO8BZfuR6
Thank you for the great shows in T20 matches. True champion player. Have a good retirement #Pollard https://t.co/GSBn9DwZL2
— Athiswamy (@athitheboss) April 20, 2022
The best moment in Kieron Pollard's International career – 6 sixes in a single over. Thank you, @KieronPollard55. pic.twitter.com/Zuga8dUJzJ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 20, 2022
Kieron Pollard retires from international cricket ✨
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 20, 2022
Read more: https://t.co/5RwjekcMBy pic.twitter.com/UxPJ0098AV
Kieron Pollard Retires From International Cricket 💔
— Saksham Garg (@sakshamgarg100) April 20, 2022
Hoping You Will Continue To Play Franchise Cricket For 5-6 Years And Give Us More Memories To Cherish.
King 👑 @KieronPollard55 🥺😔 pic.twitter.com/bOkScB4hVO
Another one of those players who was a T20 giant but sadly didn't deliver that well in International Cricket. #KieronPollard pic.twitter.com/FlODbj9s62
— ° (@anubhav__tweets) April 20, 2022
Happy Retirement Kieron Pollard pic.twitter.com/9FQ6gApa9B
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) April 20, 2022
End of an Era – Darren Sammy, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, all of them have retired. pic.twitter.com/5HV2w7g734
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 20, 2022
