Kieron Pollard Age, Wiki and Bio

Kieron Pollard

Quick Info

ProfessionCricketer
NationalityTrinidadian
Date of Birth12/05/1987
Age37 years
BirthplaceTacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago

Bio/Wiki

Full NameKieron Adrian Pollard
Nicknames
  • The Beast
  • The Destroyer

Physical Stats & More

Height6' 4"
Weight98 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

HometownTacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
Family
FatherNot Known
MotherNot Known
Siblings2 (Both younger)
SpouseJenna Ali
Children
Daughter1
SonKaiden
Marital StatusMarried
ReligionChristianity
Hobbies
  • Playing football

Relationships & More

Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known

Career

International Debut
TestN/A
ODI10 April 2007 vs South Africa in Grenada
T2020 June 2008 vs Australia in Barbados
Jersey Number#55 (West Indies), #55 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team
  • Stanford Superstars
  • West Indies
  • Mumbai Indians
  • Somerset
  • South Australia
  • Adelaide Strikers
  • Dhaka Gladiators
  • Barbados Tridents
  • Cape Cobras
  • Sylhet Super Stars
Nature on fieldAggressive
Favourite Shot/BallPull Shot/Slower ball
Records
  • Played most T20 matches in a career
  • Fifth batsman to score 7,000 T20 runs
Career Turning PointWhen he scored 54 off 18 balls for T&T against New South Wales in the 2009 Champions League T20

Favourites

Cricketers
Batsman
  • Brian Lara
  • Carl Hooper
Bowler
  • Curtly Ambrose
  • Courtney Walsh
Actors
  • Denzel Washington
  • Mark Wahlberg

Some Lesser Known Facts

Pollard grew up in challenging conditions with his mother and two sisters.
During the 2010 IPL season, he was among the highest-paid players.
In an IPL game against Chennai Super Kings in 2013, he missed catching Michael Hussey thrice in a row.
He established the Atlantic Pollard Scholarship to assist young cricketers in Trinidad.
A devoted supporter of Manchester United, he is a big fan of the football club.
It took him 19 matches to achieve his first half-century, which was against Australia in Brisbane.
In the IPL 2014 season, he was involved in a disagreement with Mitchell Starc.
He sustained a serious injury during a County cricket match from a delivery by Dominic Cork.
On March 3, 2021, Pollard became the third cricketer to hit six sixes in an international over, against Akhila Dananjaya.
In the same game, Akhila had previously secured a hat-trick by dismissing Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, and Nicholas Pooran consecutively.