CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Mumbai Indians Cape City captain Kieron Pollard mentioned he hoped to encourage his facet to a turnaround in fortunes after a disappointing maiden season within the SA20 event, beginning on Tuesday.
The retired West Indies white-ball captain is main the facet as a result of Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is at present unavailable and continues recovering from again surgical procedure.
MI Cape City gained solely three of their ten matches within the inaugural season of the SA20 final 12 months, ending final of the six franchises within the event.
They hope that Pollard, a five-time winner of the Indian Premier League, two-time champion of the Caribbean Premier League, and inaugural winner of the Main League Cricket, might spur them to higher outcomes and the title.
“I’ve been right here earlier than,” he mentioned about Cape City throughout a information convention on Monday that featured all six captains within the event. “I’ve loved the town. I’ve loved Newlands and the followers, so I’ve come and tried to make a distinction. Clearly, from a workforce perspective, we didn’t do in addition to we thought we should always have.
“So now we wish to give the followers one thing to cheer about. I’m within the twilight of my profession, so it’s about enjoyment and hopefully passing on the expertise to the youthful guys.”
The MI Cape City squad consists of gamers the caliber of South Africa tempo spearhead Kagiso Rabada, England T20 World Cup-winning left-handed all-rounder Sam Curran, and skilled South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen.
MI Cape City opened their marketing campaign on the street towards final 12 months’s fifth-place facet, Durban Tremendous Giants, on Thursday at Kingsmead Stadium.
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