T20 World Cup exit speaks volumes about our stage in cricket: Kieron Pollard

T20 World Cup: West Indies had been knocked out within the qualifying levels of the event. West Indies nice and among the best T20 gamers ever, Kieron Pollard has some robust opinions over the identical.

Port of Spain,UPDATED: Oct 24, 2022 23:27 IST

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By India Today Web Desk: West Indies and T20 cricket legend Kieron Pollard has stated that his nation’s untimely exit from the T20 World Cup got here as a impolite shock to him. Windies, generally called a T20 powerhouse, had been knocked out from the qualifying levels of the event after losses in opposition to Ireland and Scotland.

“A bit surprised, to be honest that (West Indies) weren’t able to get over the line against the other teams,” Pollard advised i95.5 FM, a Trinidad-based radio station.

“But again, that speaks volumes of where our cricket as is at the moment. I feel it. I feel it for the guys because they are the ones that are going to get the bashing. And it’s not all their fault.”

The elimination attracted reactions from throughout the cricketing world. Australia legend Ricky Ponting ripped into the aspect and known as the outcome a shame.

Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt issued a scathing assertion, saying a “post-mortem” can be carried out instantly.

Pollard stated, “We have a young captain, we have young players, guys who would have played only a handful of (matches in) T20 cricket and now they are in the World Cup.

“And once I look again at it, I sit again and I’ve a smile on my face. Because I keep in mind a number of the issues that was stated final 12 months round this time, when some people weren’t chosen.

West Indies cricket went via a sequence of adjustments after their final World Cup debacle. They made it clear that they’ll look away from their legends and focus on newer expertise. Pollard though was of the opinion that it was a improper factor to do, and the staff wanted higher stability.

“I just had to remind these people that there was a World Cup we were going to (in 2021) and another bilateral series (in New Zealand). And now some of the individuals get the opportunity to play in the World Cup. And, again, look what has happened. It’s no fault of theirs,” he stated.

“But when we tried to sort of protect them and let people understand (in 2021), they were not ready for that, we were lambasted. There were a lot of things that were said that were very derogatory at times. It’s a sad day for West Indies cricket and all of us.”

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Oct 24, 2022