5 Best buys by Mumbai Indians in IPL History

#2 Kieron Pollard

Caribbean players have always on the top in the IPL. Be it with some marvelous big hitting with the bat or bowling some tight overs at the death, they have always been the game changers in IPL. Kieron Pollard is one such player who did both and has been an excellent player over the years.

He was bought for 750,000 US dollars in 2010 and satisfied the price tag by playing some crucial knocks in the death. The little cameos at the end to boost the score past 180 and chipping in with one or two wickets with the ball, Pollard played the role of an all-rounder to near perfection.

The reason why they lost the 2010 finals to Chennai Super Kings and the reason for their victory against the same franchise in 2013 final was same. In 2010, the dismissal of Pollard at an important point of game denied the trophy while his match-saving knock of 60 which came in 32 balls after early hick-ups ensured them the trophy against the same team in 2013.

Playing 9 seasons for the team, he has scored 2477 runs in 132 matches while picking 56 wickets with the ball. Though fans expected him to be released from the team after a lackluster season this, they retained him in the team for the next year IPL.