England has made an official announcement regarding the involvement of Kieron Pollard in the Men’s coaching team ahead of the T20 World Cup.
The ECB officially announced, “Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has been appointed to the England Men’s coaching team for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States.”
The cricket board had also provided some clarity regarding the role the former West Indies skipper would play in the English coaching set-up. The ECB added,” Pollard will join the England Men’s team specifically for the T20 World Cup as an assistant coach and to provide expertise of local conditions.”
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Kieron Pollard was an experienced all-rounder for the West Indies side having played 101 T20Is and being part of the 2012 T20 World Cup winning side as well. He also has a vast range of experience having played for several franchises in their respective leagues.
His most notable stint was with the Mumbai Indians with which he managed to win five Indian Premier League titles for the Mumbai-based franchise.
The all-rounder also served as the captain for the West Indies side and went on to lead the national side to the 2021 T20 World Cup which was held in the United Arab Emirates.
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England will look to bounce back after their horrendous showing in the recently concluded 2023 ODI World Cup in India as they finished seventh in the points table thereby unable to qualify for the knockouts and retain their title.
They will hope to get back to their best cricket after their bad run having lost to the West Indies in both the ODI and T20I series.
Having won the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia under the leadership of Jos Buttler, the side will look to retain their title once again in the marquee tournament coming up in 2024.
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