DUBAI: In Rohit Sharma‘s absence, West Indies star allrounder Kieron Pollard has led Mumbai Indians on varied events. In the DP World ILT20, being performed within the UAE, Pollard has been given a full-time cost as MI Emirates captain and the swashbuckling allrounder is prepared for the brand new problem.
“Personally, I still have the drive and burning desire to play cricket that keeps pushing me. As a leader, I am going to continue to guide these guys because they have played cricket before and that’s the reason why they are here. So, it’s a matter of putting all the pieces of the puzzle together and play an exciting cricket that MI is known to play,” Pollard mentioned forward of MI Emirates’ opening sport towards Sharjah Warriors on Saturday.
“Pressure is always there, be it any franchise. Having the experience of being at Mumbai Indians for a while, I know what’s needed,” he mentioned.
Pollard has been related to Mumbai Indians since 2010 and was a everlasting face for them until 2022. After enjoying 13 seasons with the Mumbai-based franchisee, Pollard will probably be seen in a brand new function in IPL 2023 – batting coach of the five-time IPL champions. He has scored 3412 runs and brought 69 wickets for Mumbai Indians.
Pollard will probably be seen because the full-time captain of MI Emirates within the inaugural season of the DP World ILT20. Apart from Pollard, the crew has the likes of one other star allrounder Dwayne Bravo, Craig Overton, Samit Patel, Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran, Imran Tahir, and Andre Fletcher.
“It is always a challenge when you have a shorter time to get together and plan for a new tournament. Once you are clear and precise as to what you want, it becomes pretty simple. It’s just a matter of understanding and easing the pressure on the boys in the new franchise so that they can understand their roles. We basically break it down for them,” he mentioned.
“Personally, I still have the drive and burning desire to play cricket that keeps pushing me. As a leader, I am going to continue to guide these guys because they have played cricket before and that’s the reason why they are here. So, it’s a matter of putting all the pieces of the puzzle together and play an exciting cricket that MI is known to play,” Pollard mentioned forward of MI Emirates’ opening sport towards Sharjah Warriors on Saturday.
“Pressure is always there, be it any franchise. Having the experience of being at Mumbai Indians for a while, I know what’s needed,” he mentioned.
Pollard has been related to Mumbai Indians since 2010 and was a everlasting face for them until 2022. After enjoying 13 seasons with the Mumbai-based franchisee, Pollard will probably be seen in a brand new function in IPL 2023 – batting coach of the five-time IPL champions. He has scored 3412 runs and brought 69 wickets for Mumbai Indians.
Pollard will probably be seen because the full-time captain of MI Emirates within the inaugural season of the DP World ILT20. Apart from Pollard, the crew has the likes of one other star allrounder Dwayne Bravo, Craig Overton, Samit Patel, Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran, Imran Tahir, and Andre Fletcher.
“It is always a challenge when you have a shorter time to get together and plan for a new tournament. Once you are clear and precise as to what you want, it becomes pretty simple. It’s just a matter of understanding and easing the pressure on the boys in the new franchise so that they can understand their roles. We basically break it down for them,” he mentioned.