Cricket West Indies appoints Kieron Pollard to lead West Indies in white ball cricket

Pollard will replace Jason Holder in ODI cricket and Carlos Brathwaite in T20I cricket.

Kieron Pollard in action during the T20I series against India | Getty

Cricket West Indies (CWI) appointed all-rounder Kieron Pollard as their skipper in limited overs cricket, replacing Jason Holder in ODI cricket and Carlos Brathwaite in T20I cricket. In a press conference, the president of CWI, Ricky Skerritt said that the board was following the "best possible pratices for the best possible outcomes"

32-year-all rounder talked about being appointed as captain, he said, “I’m truly honoured to be appointed Captain of the West Indies and I would like to thank Cricket West Indies’ Board of Directors for placing their faith and confidence in me.

I can’t wait to work with the coaching staff and players as we start building towards future World Cups and give the fans more reasons to get behind the team,” he added.

When asked about his aim as a captain, the right-hand batsman from Trinidad said, “I've played franchise all over the world and I hope to use this experience to help the West Indies in my role as captain. In the short term as Captain, the immediate aim is to defend the T20 World Cup. One of the discussions I hope to have is to bring back the idea of specialists playing in their best positions.

The CWI also announced a new selection policy as well as advertised for the position of head coach for the men's team.

Pollard last played an ODI in 2016. The batting all-rounder has 2289 runs to his name in 101 ODIs with an average of 25.72 along with 50 wickets at an economy of 5.74.

He was kept in the reserves for the 2019 World Cup and then featured in the T20Is against India and ended up as the leading run scorer with 115 runs in 3 matches with a superb average of 57.50.

(With IANS inputs)

 
 

By Swapnil Shireesh Javkhedkar - 09 Sep, 2019

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