Kieron Pollard retires from international cricket, CWI thanks allrounder for his contribution

St. John's (Antigua): Cricket West Indies (CWI) thanked Kieron Pollard for his service to West Indies team for the past 15 years.

Pollard, who led both ODI and T20I teams since September 2019, took to social media to announce his decision to retire from international cricket.

CWI President Ricky Skerritt in a statement said: "On behalf of everyone at CWI, I would like to express our thanks to Kieron Pollard for his outstanding service to the West Indies ODI and T20I teams over the past 15 years. "We respect his decision to retire from international cricket and are especially grateful for the high quality of leadership and commitment he invested in both West Indies teams since his appointment as our white-ball captain in September 2019. We wish him continued success in his career."

The 33-year-old allrounder took the call after formally communicating to CWI.

During his career, Pollard was one of the most powerful batters on the international stage and revolutionised the T20 cricket.

He was a member of the 2012 ICC T20 Men's World Cup-winning West Indies team. Pollard made his international debut for West Indies during the 2007 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and went onto play 123 ODIs.

He made 2,706 runs with a top score of 119 against India in Chennai in 2011. He also took 55 wickets.

He made his T20I debut against Australia at Kensington Oval in 2008 and appeared in 101 matches. He scored 1,569 runs – including 99 sixes, and also took 42 wickets.

His top score was 75 not out against New Zealand in Auckland in 2020; while his best figures were 4/25 against Ireland at Warner Park, St Kitts in 2020. (UNI)