Why did Pollard throw bat at Starc?

Pollard threw his bat in Starc’s direction after the frustrated Aussie fast bowler seemingly aimed a delivery at the West Indies star who had pulled away citing a distraction. Pollard immediately complained to the umpire before Starc’s skipper Virat Kohli stepped in to defuse the situation.

What happened between Starc and Pollard?

Starc had started his run-up to bowl the next delivery but the speedster was stopped midway by Pollard which triggered a heated altercation between the two competitors. Starc refused to pull the brakes and bowled the delivery around Pollard’s legs. The Windies batsman retaliated by throwing his bat at the bowler.

Is Pollard retired?

In a shocking development on Wednesday, star West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34. Pollard, who is currently with Mumbai Indians (MI) during the IPL 2022 season, took to Instagram to announce his decision.

Is Pollard playing IPL?

Embracing the twilight phase of his cricket career, Kieron Pollard opted to announce his retirement from international cricket amid the IPL 2022. The veteran all-rounder was also dropped from MI’s playing XI as the five-time champions suffered a premature exit from the 15th season of the celebrated T20 tournament.

Who will be the next captain of West Indies?

“Pooran will take over the captaincy for the West Indies ODI and T20I teams after being Pollard’s deputy over the last year. The appointment will include the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022 and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in October 2023,” the CWI statement said.

Who is the new captain of West Indies?

Kieron Pollard
Jason HolderCarlos Brathwaite
West Indies cricket team/Captains

What is the age of Tilak Verma?

19 years (November 8, 2002)Tilak Varma / Age

Who is the best captain of West Indies?

#1. Clive Lloyd’s side between the period of 1974 and 1985 was invincible. He helped West Indies give enormous moments of glory. Under his leadership, West Indies achieved an unbeaten winning streak of 27 matches. He helped West Indies lift the 1975 World Cup and 1979 World Cup titles.

What happened between Kieron Pollard and Mitchell Starc?

IPL throwback! When MI star Kieron Pollard threw bat at RCB’s Mitchell Starc after heated altercation Mumbai Indians (MI) Keiron Pollard and ex-Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Micthell Starc were involved in a heated altercation during the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede.

Why was Pollard penalised 75% of his match fee?

Pollard was reportedly penalised 75% of his match fee while Starc was fined 50% as both players admitted to the level 2 offences at the time. In the same match, both captains Rohit and Kohli were penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate during the high-octane encounter.

What happened between Rohit Sharma and Jonathan Pollard in IPL 2014?

The year was 2014 and Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians side was up against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 27th match of the IPL 2014 at the famous Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Rohit and Pollard had joined forces for Mumbai and the premier batsmen were keen on guiding the Men In Blue to a challenging total.

Why did Mitchell Starc almost throw the bat in front of Pollard?

As it went past Pollard, the West Indian lost his temper and lifted it bat and almost threw it in Starc’s direction. While the whole incident cast a shadow on the game, one may say that we were lucky that the bat landed in front of Pollard.