Kieron Pollard

National Team: West Indies Cricket Team ( ODI T20I )

Domestic Team: Mumbai Indians ( T20 )

Domestic Team: Trinbago Knight Riders ( T20 )

Date of Birth: 10.11.1993

Batting Style: Right Hand

Role: All-rounder

Bowling Style: Right-arm Medium Seam

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Test Rankings

ODI Rankings

25 601

69 433

25 601

T20I Rankings

22 546

63 347

11 165

Kieron Pollard – The Current Captain of MI Emirates And MI New York

Kieron Pollard is a legendary Trinidadian cricketer who officially rewrote the history of world sport on September 21, 2025. He managed to outdo the monumental record set by his fellow countryman Dwayne Bravo for the number of titles won in the T20 format. This achievement has already been compared to one of the greatest chases in hockey history – Ovechkin vs Gretzky. Cricket has found its own Ovi, and his name is Kieron Pollard.

Kieron Pollard: Biography and Sporting Career

Kieron Pollard, whose full name is Kieron Adrian Pollard, was born on May 12, 1987, in the picturesque town of Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago. The future sportsman grew up in a single-parent family: he and his two younger sisters were raised by their mother, Hazel Ann Pollard. Life was far from easy financially, but his loved ones did everything they could to back him up in his first steps in sport and help him develop his talent.

“My upbringing, I wasn’t from a wealthy family. […] My mum was a single parent so she had to work really hard, so my aim is to repay her and give her the best possible life. She is getting older, so I want to give her the best possible retirement life she could have.” These words from the athlete were quoted by the website of the respected Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald.

Kieron’s first introduction to cricket came while he was studying at Maloney Government School. Even back then, he stood out among his peers thanks to his athletic build and height, which is now 196 cm – and that goes a long way toward explaining the sheer power he brings to his batting. Later, while continuing his education at Success Laventille Secondary School and Composite and Tranquillity, Pollard began playing unofficially for local clubs before joining Queen’s Park Cricket Club. He was brought there in 2002 by schoolteacher and huge cricket fan Paul Clarke.

In 2005, after a bright performance at the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge, Kieron caught the eye of national selectors and received an invitation to the country’s youth team. He immediately made his mark, becoming the team’s top batsman in his first youth ODI with 53 runs from 49 balls. The next step was the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

His success at the youth level made it clear that Pollard had already outgrown junior cricket. He did not have to wait long for a call-up to the region’s senior side: the very next year, in 2007, Kieron Pollard received an official call-up to the West Indies senior national team. His international debut came at the highest-pressure moment – at the home Cricket World Cup, the 2007 ODI World Cup, in a match against South Africa. A few months later, in June 2007, Kieron stepped onto the field for the first time in the T20I format against New Zealand.

After a 15-year journey with the national team and with his professional cricket career already stretching into its third decade, the legendary all-rounder rewrote T20 history and racked up a long list of outstanding achievements:

• 2011: winner of the Champions League T20 with Mumbai Indians (MI);
• 2012: gold medallist at the ICC World Twenty20 with the West Indies national team;
• 2013: the first of five IPL championship titles with MI (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020), plus a second CLT20 victory with the same team and the “Man of the Final” award;
• 2014: the first of six CPL championship titles (2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2024, 2025);
• 2015: member of the Cape Cobras’ title-winning squad at the Ram Slam T20 Challenge in South Africa;
• 2019: appointed captain of the West Indies national team in the limited-overs formats, T20 and ODI;
• 2020: named the world’s best T20 player by Wisden;
• 2024: gold medallist in the International League T20 (ILT20) with MI Emirates;
• 2025: champion with MI New York in MLC, the American league.

This is far from a complete list: his individual records also deserve a place here. In particular, Kieron Pollard became the first player in history to play 500 T20 matches in 2020 and later passed the 735-match mark. Of course, though, his main achievement at both club and international levels is his unique collection of championship medals.

By winning his historic 18th career title by the end of 2025, following a massive IPL triumph, the Trinidadian athlete officially moved past his countryman Dwayne Bravo. This achievement cemented Kieron’s status as the undisputed, standalone world record holder for the number of trophies won in the history of the T20 format.

Kieron Pollard officially announced his retirement from international cricket with the West Indies in April 2022, but he still continues to play actively at club level. He remains a key player for major global franchises such as MI Emirates in the UAE, MI New York in the USA and Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League. On top of that, he successfully combines his playing career with the role of batting coach at the legendary Indian club Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

Kieron Pollard: Personal Life and Interesting Facts

As for Kieron’s personal life, he met his future wife, Jenna Ali, back when he was young. Before tying the knot, the couple dated for seven years. Their wedding took place on August 25, 2012. Jenna is a successful businesswoman who runs her own sports goods and accessories brand, KJ Sports & Accessories Ltd. The couple has three children: sons Kaiden and Kingston and a daughter, Janiah.

To wrap things up, here is a small selection of interesting facts about the athlete, along with his playing statistics:

• Among the idols who inspired him as a child were batsmen Brian Lara and Carl Hooper, as well as bowlers Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh;
• The athlete’s nicknames are Polly, Big Man and Destroyer;
• Kieron set up the Atlantic Pollard Scholarship charity foundation;
• Away from cricket, the athlete is into football and is a devoted Manchester United fan;
• In February 2025, Pollard suffered a heavy personal loss when his mother, Hazel Ann, passed away.

Kieron Pollard is active on social media, where millions of fans from all over the world follow him. His main and most popular platform is Instagram: @kieron.pollard55. He is also present on X, formerly Twitter, @KieronPollard55, and on Facebook at kpwi1.