LONDON, CMC – Reigning world champions England have appointed former West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard to the England teaching employees for the ICC Males’s Twenty20 Worldwide World Cup subsequent June within the West Indies and United States.
In response to an ECB media launch on Sunday, Pollard will be part of the group particularly for the T20 World Cup as an assistant coach and to offer experience on native situations.
England group managing director Robert Key stated the facet may have benefitted from a coach with “native data” after their disastrous protection of the title on the ICC Males’s One-day Worldwide World Cup this previous November in India, and the choice to nominate Powell might be in line with that sentiment.
The appointment of Pollard comes a couple of days after England stumbled to a 3-2 sequence loss after West Indies beat them within the deciding fifth T20I this previous Thursday on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
Pollard, who performed 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is for West Indies, was part of Darren Sammy’s facet that received the 2012 T20I World Cup.
He has huge expertise within the format, having performed near 650 official matches, and remains to be an lively participant in T20 franchise cricket.
He not too long ago captained the New York Strikers to victory within the Abu Dhabi Ten10 League and the Trinbago Knight Riders to the ultimate of the CPL earlier this 12 months.
He’ll lead MI Emirates within the ILT20 subsequent month in Dubai and is at the moment the batting coach for Mumbai Indians within the Indian Premier League.
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