The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is scheduled to be held from August 26 to September 15 throughout the West Indies and Trinidadian cricketer Kieron Pollard must be one of many favorites for a lot of. He has been probably the greatest performers within the event and is to play for the Trinbago Knight Riders this season.
The 35-year-old fast-bowling all-rounder scored 58 (not out) runs in 30 balls batting for the Trinbago Knight Riders within the league stage of CPL 2021 towards Barbados Royals and thereafter 41 in 29 balls towards Saint Lucia Kings. Equally, he pocketed 51 runs in 22 balls with 5 sixes and three 4s towards St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and helped the staff to open the doorways of the semi-final. He grabbed the celebrity of Participant of the Match.
Regardless that Trinbago Knight Riders misplaced the semi-final by 21 runs, the tremendous efficiency of Kieron Pollard continues to be afresh amongst followers and is believed his magic might be re-witnessed this 12 months.
It’s concurrently to not neglect his excellent efficiency within the 2020 CPLT20. He scored 72 runs in 28 balls with 9 6s and two 4s in a league stage match towards Barbados Tridents. He was introduced Participant of the Collection. Trinbago Knight Riders received the ultimate match by 8 wickets defeating St Lucia Zouks.
Kieron Pollard Bio
Kieron Pollard began his cricket profession enjoying for his nation within the TCL Group West Indies Below-19 Problem in 2005. He scored 54 runs off 49 balls enjoying towards Pakistan and thereafter made one other half-century in the identical tour. He was chosen for the Below-19 Cricket World Cup in 2006.
Representing the West Indies in worldwide cricket, he turned the captain of his staff for each ODIs and T20s in 2019. A 12 months later, he turned the primary participant to play 500 T20 matches.
Pollard turned one of the sought-after gamers within the Indian Premier League (IPL) public sale in 2010 after his excellent performances within the Massive Bash and the 2009 Champions League T20. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Tremendous Kings voiced the utmost bid of $750,000. A tiebreak paved his path to the Mumbai Indians.
Aside from Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, he has represented South Australia, Somerset, Dhaka Gladiators, Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Karachi Kings, Dhaka Dynamites, Melbourne Renegades, Multan Sultans, St Lucia Stars and Peshawar Zalmi.
Earlier this 12 months, he introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket.
Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinbago Knight Riders is a franchise cricket staff and one of many six groups of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). It’s based mostly in Port of Spain and performs dwelling matches on the Queen’s Park Oval floor. Kieron Pollard is the captain whereas Imran Jan serves because the coach.
Initially named the Trinidad and Tobago Pink Metal, the staff grabbed its first win of the CPL in 2015, the third version of the event, by defeating the Barbados Tridents by 20 runs on the house floor.
The mother or father firm of the Kolkata Knight Riders of IPL, Pink Chilies Leisure led by Indian Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan and businessman Jay Mehta (husband of Indian Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla), purchased a stake in it in 2015. Following the grand victory within the remaining, the staff was renamed Trinbago Knight Riders.
CPLT20
Based in 2013 by changing the Caribbean Twenty20, the CPLT20 is an annual event held throughout the West Indies. Six groups from the area participate and the primary version was received by the Jamaica Tallawahs. Every staff performs ten matches within the group stage together with three at dwelling floor and strikes to a knockout stage. A complete of six stadiums are used within the event.
The six groups are Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Saint Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders. The six venues embrace Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago, Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis, and Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago.
The event is run by the Cricket West Indies and the present champion is St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Probably the most profitable staff in all of the 9 editions mixed is Trinidad Knight Riders.
