As I look Back at IPL 2022, I Know Deep Down How Much It Has Hurt: Pollard
- Mumbai lost their first eight matches and won four of their remaining six matches
- Pollard also had a bad season and was later dropped from the playing XI.
- The veteran all-rounder managed to score only 144 runs in 11 outings at an average of 14.40 and a strike rate of over 107
Mumbai: MI all-rounder Kieron Pollard has shared a post on Instagram over MI’s performance in IPL 2022, stating that he knows “deep down” how much it has hurt the fans.
The five-time IPL champions crashed out of the 15th edition of the cash-rich league, finishing last in the points table. Mumbai lost their first eight matches and won four of their remaining six matches.
Pollard also had a bad season and was later dropped from the playing XI.
Sharing a moving post on Instagram, the West Indies all-rounder said that the 2022 season was a learning curve for all the stakeholders of the Mumbai Indians franchise.
Kieron Pollard wrote, “As I walk and look back at a disappointing season for us as a team and myself as an individual, we know deep down how much it has hurt but it didn’t derail the spirit, determination and hard work that was put in by every single person. We definitely learnt a lot from this 2022 season.”
He further added, “Does that define us as a team or individuals hell no. We march on with our heads still held high knowing we have life and the opportunity to change things around. @mumbaiindians and fans we move on say bye 2022 season.”
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Pollard has been consistently performing well for Mumbai Indians since joining the franchise in 2010. He was picked for a whopping sum of ₹6 crores earlier this year ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.
However, Pollard failed to live up to the billing. The veteran all-rounder managed to score only 144 runs in 11 outings at an average of 14.40 and a strike rate of over 107. He too was not in line with the ball and took only four wickets in 14 overs.
His place in the playing XI was questioned by many experts before the management decided to bench him to try the young players for the next season.
However, Kieron Pollard, having scored 3412 runs in 189 matches. He has won innumerable games for the Mumbai franchise and has been a part of all their five title-winning campaigns.
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