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Pollard ruled out of rest of Vitality Blast after knee surgery

Wed, Jun 22, '22

 

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SURREY, England (CMC) — Former West Indies white-ball Captain Kieron Pollard is out for the rest of the Vitality Blast after having surgery for a knee injury.

Pollard, the Surrey County Cricket Club’s overseas star, had sustained the injury early on in the side’s campaign in the Twenty20 competition, and the club said in a statement on Tuesday that despite treatment, “he has failed to improve significantly and therefore a decision was taken to gain a surgical opinion”.

“He has undergone successful surgery this morning which will keep him out of action for the next four to six weeks whilst he rehabilitates,” the statement said.

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