Chasing the wind
The West Indies cricket team has the makings of being a force to reckon with
Photo: K. Ramesh BabuCalypso challenge The youngsters have been a revelation
Kieron Pollard, the hard-hitting batsman from Trinidad and Tobago put up an amazing display of six-hitting at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal recently when his team defeated New South Wales Blues in the Champions League cricket tournament.
The outfit from the West Indies which seemed to be facing certain defeat at one stage, romped home to a comfortable win thanks to the fireworks unleashed by Pollard at a crucial juncture. It was a sight that will not easily be forgotten by Hyderabad cricket fans, although there were just a handful of them present at the ground that eventful day.
This was not the first time that Pollard showed his hitting ability. He has made quite a name for himself back home. He had represented West Indies in the 2006 Under-19 World Cup, and he first attracted attention when he cracked a power-packed 83 for Trinidad and Tobago in the Stanford 20/20 championship. He scored a blazing 126 off only 71 balls, smashing six sixes on his first-class debut. In fact, his first scoring stroke during that knock was a six! In his third first-class game he scored a second hundred, again hitting six sixes.
But that is just what is to be expected from this dashing West Indian – he loves to hit the ball and he does it as often as he can. His approach to batting may remind cricket connoisseurs of the exciting West Indian batsmen of the past such as Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott, Gary Sobers or Roy Fredericks, Gordon Greenidge and Vivian Richards, to name just a few of the great players who have emerged from that region.
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