Kieron Pollard decided to make his displeasure known by walking all the way to the edge of the 30 yard circle after the umpire failed to give a blatant wide in CPL 2021
Ever since he’s made a foray into the world of cricket, Kieron Pollard has been one of the more colorful characters.
The West Indian has not shied away from making him feelings made blatantly clear on the pitch when he’s irked with him deploying a raft of antics over the years to lash out at decisions. The same was on show during the 2021 edition of the Caribbean Premier League with Pollard deciding to protest against the umpire’s call in a quirky manner.
Kieron Pollard Protests Against The Umpire In CPL 2021
The incident took place during a showdown between Trinbago Knight Riders and St Lucia Kings at Warner Park in St Kitts. The 19th over of Trinbago’s innings saw Wahab Riaz send down a widish delivering to Tim Seifert, one which the batsman couldn’t get a bat too despite giving it his all.
A clear wide, the umpire for some inexpplecibale reason decided to turn a blind eye. It was a bemusing decision, one which left Kieron Pollard miffed as he decided to mark his angst against the decision by moving all the way to the edge of the 30 yard mark.
Pollard was unhappy with the decision from the umpire regarding the wide. He moved away & stayed at "Mid-wicket" as a non-striker.#KieronPollard #CPL #CPL2021 #Cricket #ProBatsmanpic.twitter.com/5hZeriLqel
— ProBatsman (@probatsman) August 31, 2021
It was a hilarious development, one which left ardent viewers of the league in splits as Pollard continued to stay well wide of the typical non-striker’s mark. Meanwhile, Pollard and Tim’s stellar 78 run partnership powered Trinbago to a solid 158 on the night with their opponents managing a measly 131 in reply to see the Trinbago get past the finishing line with ease.