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HEADLINE: This is Kieron Pollard's West Indies, and they mean business
CaribbeanCricket.com
Dec 25, 2019, 1:21:56 PM
For those who don't follow the CPL, regional rivalries run deep there. So deep that there were reports of protests in Barbados when Trinidadian Kieron Pollard was appointed captain of Tridents ahead of locals like Dwayne Smith and Kirk Edwards in 2014. Pollard, however, swiftly turned from villain to hero, winning the hearts of Barbadians by marshalling them to their maiden CPL title. Now the captain of the West Indies white-ball sides, he might not have triggered a revolution, but there are signs that good things might be around the corner.
Pollard's proactive, in-your-face captaincy won approval from the then Tridents coach Desmond Haynes as well as Viv Richards. Pollard then turned into a T20 gun for hire and even had run-ins with the West Indies administration.
After leaving his imprint in various T20 - and T10 - leagues around the world and gaining a wealth of experience, Pollard has been appointed full-time limited-overs captain of West Indies, under a new management, in the lead-up to the side's T20 World Cup defence in Australia in 2020.
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jacksparrow
Dec 25, 2019, 1:52:24 PM
I think he def brings a better approach as opposed to the holder era
hairline1
Dec 25, 2019, 2:14:26 PM
Stop the crap P'load the horse just lost two series time for younger players and a new captain. This overrated fool must go. 
birdseye
Dec 25, 2019, 2:31:59 PM
In reply to hairline1
People still believe in rethreads? Damn! I thought that was outdated stuff ---- well maybe it is, just not in the West Indies 
natty_forever
Dec 25, 2019, 3:41:53 PM
Best thing to happen in awhile. No matter how some ppl have an eye of a bird, insularity blinds them!
sgtdjones
Dec 25, 2019, 5:28:05 PM
Kieron Pollard wants to create nurturing environment for West Indies' young talents
Pollard was out there to protect West Indies' bright, young talents from the "vultures". That's the way he works.
In the T20I series against India, some sparks flew when seamer Kesrick Williams and India captain Virat Kohli had a go at each other, Williams showed that he's no pushover and made a statement that this side won't back down from a challenge.
Pollard was asked if the CPL stars Brandon King and Walsh Jr. were ready to handle international cricket. Pollard quickly shot that question down, threw his weight behind them, and called for more patience with the youngsters.
Nicholas Pooran is no longer a newbie, but Pollard has played a central role in his stupendous rise. In 2015, Pooran had met with a freak car accident and feared for both his leg and his career. However, Pollard took him under his wing, and motivated him to bounce back. He even got Pooran an agent and helped him get gigs in T20 leagues. In the ODI series decider in Cuttack, the master and his protégé combined to give India a scare.
"I know Pollard really well," Rohit had said in Mumbai. "I know as a leader what he would be expecting from the team. It's a different team that we are seeing now.
West Indies may have finished second from the bottom in the 50-over World Cup, but count Pollard's men out at your own peril, as they prepare for their T20 World Cup defence.
Pouty in dem pweffen....
rillo
Dec 25, 2019, 6:11:47 PM
In reply to hairline1
So who would you as chief selector and administrator pick to captain the WI and what team would be picked or recommended by you?
Let us see where your head is
Khaga
Dec 25, 2019, 6:15:16 PM
In reply to hairline1
cricketfreak
Dec 26, 2019, 10:55:34 AM
Look what he did to Trinidad and the same he is doing with the west indies team but the blind bats just naturally blind. But very soon there eyes will open.