Kieron Adrian Pollard, the Trinidadian cricketer is the captain of the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket. He was a skillful all rounder, he is a medium pace bowler and big hitting batsman. Across world he is considered as the most powerful batsman to withstand any type of bowlers. He played Twenty20 cricket for countries like Australia, Bangladesh and England. In 2020 he becomes the first player to complete 500 Twenty20 matches.
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West Indies Cricket Player Kieron Pollard Profile:
Full Name | Kieron Adrian Pollard |
Nick Name | The Beast, The destroyer |
Date Of Birth | 12 May 1987 |
Age | 34 Years |
Birth Place | Tacarigua, Trinidad, and Tobago |
Nationality | Trinidadian |
Marital Status | Married |
Playing Role | Batting Allrounder |
Bowling Style | Right arm medium fast |
Batting Style | Right Handed Bat |
Jersey Number | #55 (West Indies) | 55(IPL, Country Cricket) |
Coach | Not Known |
Religion | Christianity |
Kieron Pollard Physical Statics :
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Height | 193 cm |
Weight | 98 kg |
Chest | 44 inches |
Waist | 36 inches |
Biceps | 17 inches |
Kieron Pollard Family & Relationships :
Father Name | Not Known |
Mother Name | Hazel-Ann Pollard |
Sister Name | 2 sisters |
Spouse Name | Jenna Ali |
Daughter Name | Not Known |
Son Name | Kaiden Pollard |
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Biography Of Kieron Pollard :
Childhood of Kieron Pollard :
Pollard was born in a poor family, he and his two sisters were brought up by his single mother. In their domestic Twenty20 matches he agreed to play in two teams named the Southern Redbacks and Somerset. He also had great interest in football and loves the football club Manchestar United. He found the Atlantic Pollard Scholarship to support the growing Trinidadian Cricketers.
Early Stage of Kieron Pollard :
In 2006 he got selected in the West Indies Squad and participates in the U-19 Cricket World Cup .He gave an eye catching performance in the 2009 Champions League and it brings him the opportunity to play in the Australia’s T-20 league Big Bash. In 2009 he was bought by Mumbai Indians in IPL auction, he was the expensive player in that tournament. Sometimes he will be performing as a vice captain in the team Mumbai Indians. In 2013 his title winning performance bought him the Man of the Match Award in IPL. In 2019 he becomes the captain of the West Indies One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International T20I.
Kieron Pollard Played Teams :
West Indies, Stanford Superstars, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Dhaka Gladiators, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Sylhet Super Stars, Karachi Kings, Bloem City Blazers, Dhaka Dynamites, Melbourne Renegades, Multan Sultans, Toronto Nationals, St Lucia Zouks, Kerala Knights, Peshawar Zalmi, Trinbago Knight Riders, Deccan Gladiators, Deccan Gladiators, World XI
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Kieron Pollard Career Information :
- ODI debut : On Apr 10, 2007 vs SA at National Cricket Stadium
- Last ODI : On Mar 01, 2020 vs SL at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- T20 debut : On Jun 20, 2008 vs AUS at Kensington Oval
- Last T20 : On Mar 06, 2020 vs SL at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- IPL debut : On Mar 17, 2010 vs DC at Arun Jaitley Stadium
- Last IPL : On Nov 05, 2020 vs DC at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
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Kieron Pollard Batting & Fielding Records
TYPE | M | I | R | HS | AVE | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4S | 6s |
ODI | 113 | 104 | 2496 | 119 | 26.0 | 94.65 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 157 | 125 |
T20I | 77 | 63 | 1264 | 75 | 25.28 | 138.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 84 |
IPL | 164 | 147 | 3023 | 83 | 29.93 | 149.8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 196 | 198 |
Kieron Pollard Bowling Career
M | I | BALL | R | W | BBI | ECON | AVG | 5W | 10W | |
ODI | 113 | 77 | 2188 | 2105 | 53 | 3/27 | 5.77 | 39.72 | 0 | 0 |
T20I | 77 | 50 | 680 | 968 | 37 | 4/25 | 8.54 | 26.16 | 0 | 0 |
IPL | 164 | 92 | 1325 | 1960 | 60 | 4/44 | 8.88 | 32.67 | 0 | 0 |
Achievements of Kieron Pollard :
- In 2010 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
- In 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
- In 2012 Bangladesh Premier League.
- In 2014 Caribbean Premier League.
- In 2014 Ram Slam T20 Challenge.
- In 2020 Caribbean Premier League.
Records Of Kieron Pollard :
- Twenty20 player of the season 2009-2010.
- Caribbean Twenty20 player of the series 2012-2013.
- In 2014-2015 Ram Slam T20 challenge player of the series.
- Caribbean premier League player of the series in 2020.
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Awards Of Kieron Pollard :
- Man of the match award.
- Altroz Super Striker of the match award.
Kieron Pollard on Social Media:
- INSTAGRAM : @kieron.pollard55
- TWITTER : @KieronPollard55
- FACEBOOK : @kpwi1
Kieron Pollard Hobbies & Favourites :
- Hobbies : Playing Football
- Favourite Batsman : Brian Lara and Carl Hooper
- Favourite Bowler : Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh
- Favourite Actress : Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg
- Favourite Shot : Pull Shot
- Favourite Ball : Slower Ball
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