Kieron Pollard showcased his enduring T20 impact in MLC 2025, playing a key role in MI New York's championship campaign. The veteran all-rounder provided explosive finishing, powerful hitting, and invaluable leadership as the franchise secured its se
From a century on first-class debut in Trinidad to T20 cricket's all-time leading run-scorer, captain-coach of Mumbai's franchises on both sides of the world.
2007 — 2026 · in 3 chaptersA hundred on first-class debut at 19, an ODI debut for West Indies in 2007, and the 13-ball 45 against Delhi that made him a star in the 2010 IPL.
3 moments ▾Aged 19, he made 126 off 150 balls (11 fours, 7 sixes) against Barbados and added 143 for the seventh wicket with Rayad Emrit after his side were 81 for 6.
ESPNcricinfoHe made his one-day international debut on 10 April 2007 (cap 134) and would go on to play 123 ODIs for West Indies.
WikipediaIn IPL 2010 he hit 45 not out off 13 balls as Mumbai made 183 for 4 and won by 39 runs, the innings that first made him a star in India.
Jamaica ObserverSix sixes in an over in March 2021, then retirement from international cricket in April 2022 and from the IPL as a player that November.
3 moments ▾In March 2021 he hit six sixes in one over against Sri Lanka, only the third man in international cricket to do so after Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh.
ICCHe announced his international retirement on 20 April 2022. The ICC noted he had played more T20Is than any other West Indies man.
ICCAfter 13 seasons from 2010 he left the IPL as a player, with 223 sixes and 14 Player of the Match awards, and stayed with Mumbai Indians as batting coach.
ESPNcricinfoHe led MI New York in the first MLC season, passed Chris Gayle as the top T20 run-scorer in 2026 with a hundred, and was named Mumbai Indians head coach.
6 moments ▾At the captains' press conference he called his bond with Mumbai Indians a 'match made in heaven' and spoke of the franchise's winning mentality and local talent.
MI New YorkHis 100 not out (11 fours, 4 sixes) took him to 14,582 T20 runs, past Chris Gayle's 14,562, though Washington Freedom won by 30 runs after making 245 for 5.
Free Press JournalHe made 63 off 35 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes) and Corey Anderson finished the chase of 166 with a six in the final over.
MI New YorkHe scored 321 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of about 154, with a best of 100 not out off 56 balls and 3 wickets. The stats page puts his last game on 16 July.
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This moment is on a cardChampion - Kieron Pollard 25Coming soon · drops in MNY packsHe scored 64 off 25 balls and Nicholas Pooran 106 off 33 in a total of 266 for 9. MI New York finished fourth in the 2026 group stage (5 wins, 5 losses, 10 points) and lost the Eliminator to Washington Freedom on 15 July, who chased down 267 with eight balls to spare.
MI New YorkHe was promoted from batting coach to replace Mahela Jayawardene. In 189 IPL matches he scored 3,412 runs and took 69 wickets.
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