Watch: Kieron Pollard walks away from the field after being upset with umpire’s decision over wide ball

Watch: Kieron Pollard walks away from the field after being upset with umpire’s decision over wide ball

Kieron Pollard

Trinbago Knight Riders skipper Kieron Pollard stole all the limelight during his team’s match against Saint Lucia Kings in CPL 2021 on Tuesday at Warner Park. The all-rounder found himself trending on social networking sites after he used a unique way to show his disagreement with a decision of the on-field umpire. The much-hyped incident took place during the fifth delivery of the penultimate over of the first innings. 

The bowler Wahab Riaz was trying to bowl a wide yorker to the on-strike batsman Tim Seifert. The batsman clearly struggled to reach the ball but the line umpire denied declaring the ball as wide. The decision of the umpire left both the batters and the commentators disappointed. While Seifert decided to accept the umpire’s decision, Pollard was in a mood to protest. 

The Knight Riders skipper walked away from the match field to stand on the boundary of the 30-yard circle to show his resentment. After spending a min or two near the midwicket, Pollard took a few steps back in towards the pitch for the play to resume. The video of the entire incident has left the cricket fans amazed as they can’t help but heap praises on the all-rounder for his bizarre way of showing protest. 

Kieron Pollard completes 11,000 runs in T20 format

Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard

Meanwhile, Pollard has also reached a milestone as he became only the second batsman after Chris Gayle to smash a whopping 11,000 runs in the shortest format of the game. There is no doubt to the fact that Pollard is writing his legacy in the T20 format by playing in the different T20 leagues across the globe. 

Apart from scoring 11,000 runs, the 34-year-old also has 297 scalps to his name. Pollard reached this illustrious feat during the CPL 2021 game between Trinbago Knight Riders and Saint Lucia Kings. The veteran took the remand of the opposition bowlers by smashing 41 runs off 29 deliveries. 

The exploits by the skipper helped Trinbago in winning the game by 27 runs. The CPL franchise has now climbed to the third position in the points table with two victories and as many losses in four league games.

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