kieron Pollard: Career, Stats, Records, Family and Net Worth

Kieron Pollard is a legend of the shortest cricket format. The Trinidadian has established himself in T20 cricket with his all-round abilities. Pollard has served the West Indies national side for 15 years.

The white ball specialist has represented various T20 franchises in his career. A household name in India, Kieron Pollard currently works as batting coach for Mumbai Indians. Pollard is hailed as a legend in IPL for his all-round skills and acrobatic fielding. 

Pollard is also remembered for his antiques and banters on the field.

Personal Profile

• Date of Birth: 12 May, 1987
• Height: 1.96 m
• Birthplace: Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
• Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
• Nationality: Trinidadian 
• Hometown: Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife: Jenna Ali
• Batting style: Right handed batter
• Bowling style: Right Arm Medium
• Jersey Number: 55

Kieron Pollard’s Family

• Parents: Hazel-Ann Pollard
• Wife: Jenna Ali
• Children: Kaiden Pollard

Cricket Career

Kieron Pollard’s childhood was a struggling phase. His mother raised him and his two sisters in a financially weak condition. 

In 2006, Pollard represented West Indies in the U-19 World Cup. Pollard failed to gather more runs and wickets at the tournament. In 2006, Pollard’s senior debut for Trinidad and Tobago came up against the Cayman Islands in the Stanford Twenty20. He helped his side enter the finals with a blistering knock of 83* off 38 deliveries against Nevis. 

Pollard had a dream run in first class cricket. He played such knocks where more than half of the runs were scored through boundaries.

Pollard was shocked and disappointed as he wasn’t selected for the West Indian side for ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Pollard finally played his maiden T20I in June 2008 against Australia. 

In 2009, Pollard represented Trinidad and Tobago in the CLT20. He played a match winning knock against New South Wales.

The NSW management was so impressed that they tried to sign Pollard for them. “If you can’t beat them, buy them”.

Pollard was then signed by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in 2010. With the maximum bid rule in action, a tie-breaker was held. MI defeated the likes of CSK, KKR and RCB in this tie-breaker. Dwayne Bravo, who was already a part of the Mumbai based franchise, recommended Pollard’s name to the management. Pollard proved his worth with time. His playoffs’ performances have been etched in MI fans’ memories. Though MI lost the finals, it was Kieron Pollard who brought a ray of hope for the Paltan.

In 2012, Pollard and Ambati Rayudu helped MI register a thrilling victory against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. MI lost 5 wickets with only 51 runs on board. With Pollard and Rayudu at the crease, MI chased down the total from 51 to 173 with no more loss of wickets. Pollard finished the season with 220 runs and 16 wickets to his name.

Pepsi IPL 2013 was a game changer for both Kieron Pollard and Mumbai Indians. Pollard scored career best 420 runs in 18 matches. 

Pollard rescued MI in the final match after 3 early dismissals. He scored 60 runs off 32 deliveries, taking MI to a respectable total of 148 runs. Lasith Malinga and Mitchell Johnson provided MI with 3 early breakthroughs. Rest of MI’s bowlers capitalized on the situation. MI clinched the title by defeating CSK by 23 runs. Pollard and Mumbai Indians got their revenge over CSK.

Pollard was awarded the best catch of the season for his one handed stunner against Kings XI Punjab.

Pollard was influential in MI’s every title winning campaign. His stats in those years were as follows:

BATTING	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
2013	18	420	42.00	149.46
2015	16	419	38.09	163.67
2017	17	385	29.61	139.49
2019	16	279	34.87	156.74
2020	16	268	53.60	191.42

Kieron Pollard has won two Caribbean Premier League trophies. One with Barbados Tridents in 2014 and with Trinbago Knight Riders in 2020. Pollard has also won the CSA T20 Challenge with Cape Cobras. 

Pollard has represented a huge list of T20 franchises. The list of teams is as follows:

• Mumbai Indians (IPL)
• Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL)
• Barbados Tridents (CPL)
• Dhaka Gladiators (BPL)
• Cape Cobras (CSA T20 Challenge)
• Adelaide Strikers (BBL)
• Multan Sultans (PSL)
• London Spirit (The Hundred)
• Welsh Fire (The Hundred)
• MI Emirates (ILT20)

In March 2021, Kieron Pollard became the only third batter to score six sixes in an over. Pollard hit 36 in an over to Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya. In IPL 2021, Mumbai faced CSK at Delhi. This match was truly incredible in all aspects. Pollard smashed career best 87 runs and helped MI chase down a 200+ total for the first time.

In February 2022, Pollard toured India as the captain for the white ball teams. It turned out to be his last international series as he decided to quit all formats of international cricket later in April.

After a disappointing end to Mumbai Indians’ campaign in 2022, Kieron Pollard’s retention chances declined. With changes required in the line-up, Pollard decided to hang his boots. He said that he would never represent any other franchise in the IPL. Pollard replaced Robin Singh for the role of batting coach in Mumbai Indians. 

Batting Statistics 

BATTING	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Test	–	–	–	–
ODI	123	2706	26.6	94.4
T20I	101	1569	25.3	135.1
IPL	189	3412	28.7	147.3

Bowling Statistics 

BOWLING	Matches	Wickets	Economy	Average
Test	–	–	–	–
ODI	123	55	5.69	39.3
T20I	101	42	8.32	28.3
IPL	189	69	8.79	31.6

Kieron Pollard Records

• First ever player to play 600 T20 matches.
• Hit 6 sixes in an over in international cricket.
• Most sixes hit by a Mumbai Indians player.
• Most runs by a foreign player in Mumbai Indians. 
• First Windies’ cricketer to play 100 T20I.

Kieron Pollard Awards

• Cricket West Indies ODI Player of the year- 2010
• Wisden T20 Cricketer of the Year- 2020
• ICC T20I Team of the decade- 2011 to 2020.
• Won the T20 World Cup in 2012 with West Indies.

Kieron Pollard Net Worth and Brand Endorsements 

Kieron Pollard’s estimated net worth is around 113.9 Crore INR. Pollard has regularly been a part of cash rich leagues around the world resulting in good income.

His Brand endorsements include:

• Brand Ambassador of Sareen Sports(SS)
• Brand Ambassador of Howzat
• Brand Ambassador of 1XBET
• Brand Ambassador of Roar PK

Kieron Pollard’s Collections 

• Pollard owns six luxurious cars including Jaguar, Audi and BMW.
• Pollard has been living in a luxurious mansion in Trinidad.

Facts about Kieron Pollard

• Only 5th overseas player to cross 3000 runs mark in IPL
• Only overseas player to play more than 150 matches for a single IPL franchise.
• Only second player to score 10000 runs in T20s.

Statements on Kieron Pollard

• “He’ll do anything to win, in the right way and with a determined spirit”. – Dwayne Bravo
• “He has been one of the main reasons I feel that Mumbai Indians have had a successful campaign over a long period of time”. – Tom Moody
• “According to us, he is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time)”. – Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya.
• “He is a very confident leader”. – Rohit Sharma.

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