Kieron Pollard, the West Indies white-ball skipper, stunned the cricket world when he announced his retirement from international cricket on April 20, 2022 on his social media accounts. Pollard is presently playing for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing IPL 2022 competition.
Pollard recently led the West Indies to a T20 World Cup 2021 victory and a T20I series victory over England in the Caribbean. His most recent international series was against India, in which West Indies were swept in both T20Is and ODIs.
Kieron Pollard took to social media on Wednesday to announce his retirement and posted: “As I move on and make room for those who will carry the game forward in West Indies colours, know that I will always be supporting in whatever way I can. It is with profound gratitude for living my dream that I now raise my bat in salute to all that is West Indies cricket.”
“I am grateful to the various selectors, management teams and in particular, Coach Phil Simmons for seeing potential in me and for the faith they steadfastly had in me throughout my career. This and the confidence Cricket West Indies showed in me was particularly reassuring as I stepped up to take on the challenge of leading the team. I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the President of CWI, Mr. Ricky Skerritt, for his unwavering support and encouragement especially during my time as Captain,” the Trinidadian added.