Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy praised Kieron Pollard after his swashbuckling performances with the bat in the current 2020 Indian Premier League. Sammy gave some insight into the hitting technique used to yield the long handle. He explained the art of falling behind and hitting huge six. He also explained what makes Andre Russell and Pollard the most feared hitters in cricket today.
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Pollard has been in good batting form and strengthened the Mumbai Indians’ middle order with his ability to hit big in death overs. MI’s all-rounder has reached 10-sixes so far in four games. Royal Challengers Bangalore was on the receiving end of the Pollard storm earlier this week when he scored a 60 of 24 balls to take the game to a Super Over.
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On Thursday, he tore apart Kings XI Punjab’s bowling lineup during his 47 of 20 balls, which included three fours and four towering sixes. Pollard’s big hit helped Mumbai beat everyone to the top of the IPL point table.
Decoding the six-hit capacity, Sammy told the Indian Express: “Against slow players changing their pace, you didn’t want to compromise. So I would deliberately keep my weight on my back foot. You can adjust better. When they throw that ball slower, you’re not committing early. If you watch Kieron Pollard or Andre Russell, you can see them step back into the fold and wait. That’s something that works. “
Pollard was declared Man of the Match for leading Mumbai to a par score of 191/4 in 20 assigned overs. He seemed relieved after taking his team home after losing the Super Over to RCB.
“It feels good. Obviously, we were on the losing end last game, so we wanted to get out there and get over the line. After 15 overs we had about 100 so we needed to step it up,” Pollard said.
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