Kieron Pollard has been a terrific outfielder and has taken many sensational catches.
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The big man from Trinidad is one of the greatest fielders of the current generation and has the ability to take some inhumane catches and save a boundary literally from nowhere. His big reach enables him to cover large ground in less time and save some improbable boundaries. He has been a great outfielder for every team he played in his career so far.
Pollard took one of the finest catches in history in the 2014 IPL. With Kevon Cooper’s hit seemingly sailing over Polly, the huge Trinidadian leaped miraculously to pluck the ball out of thin air but as his body began to twist him around Pollard threw the ball over his shoulder before turning on his landing foot forcefully pushing himself back into play to take one of the most amazing and fantastic catches you would wish to see.
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Apart from being a fantastic fielder, Pollard is a hard hitting lower middle order batsman who has played some tremendous innings for his country and franchise teams. The 29-year-old made his name for himself in the 2009 Champions League T20 when he led his side Trinidad and Tobago to a famous win against New South Wales Blues. He is a very intelligent medium pace bowler and provides an ideal balance to the side especially in T20s.
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