Pollard bids farewell to int'l cricket

NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (AFP): West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket, announcing his decision on social media on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old, who is currently in India playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, released a video on Instagram and a one-line announcement on Twitter: "POLLARD BIDS FAREWELL TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET." "After careful deliberation I've today decided to retire from international cricket," the big-hitting Pollard said in the video.

"It was a dream of mine to represent the West Indies team from the time I was a boy of 10 years and I'm proud to have represented West Indies cricket for over 15 years in both the T20 and ODI forms of the game."

Pollard, who never played a Test for the West Indies, made his One-day International debut against South Africa in 2007 and went on to play 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is.

He took over the captaincy of the white ball side in 2019.