IPL 2020: MI Honour Kieron Pollard As Windies All-Rounder Becomes 1st Player To Play 150 Games For Franchise

The explosive Windies allrounder was honored for becoming the first player in the history of the MI franchise to play 150 games for them in the IPL.The 33-year-old was presented with a special jersey with the number 150 on the back after being named in the playing XI for his 150th game for Mumbai Indians

Kieron Pollard (Getty /AFP)

Defending champion Mumbai Indians honoured their star all-rounder Kieron Pollard ahead of their season opening win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (September 22). The explosive Windies allrounder was honored for becoming the first player in the history of the MI franchise to play 150 games for them in the IPL. The 33-year-old was presented with a special jersey with the number 150 on the back after being named in the playing XI for his 150th game for Mumbai Indians ahead of their clash against KKR in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

He's not just a player. He's an emotion 💙 Let's go, #Polly150 😎💪#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL #KKRvMI @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/R1qPOznVdj

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 23, 2020

A ????️ and a ???? to celebrate the legend of Kieron Pollard ????#Polly150 #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/0spZr4JRZt

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 23, 2020

4-time champion Mumbai Indians have been fortunate to have a galaxy of T20 stalwarts like Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, current skipper Rohit Sharma, Lasith Malinga, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Johnson and Keiron Pollard who have been the nucleus of the champion team for many years since the inception of the league in 2008. IPL 2020, KKR vs MI: Mumbai Indians Trounce Kolkata Knight Riders By 49 Runs To Secure First Win Of Season Pollard was signed in by Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2010 edition of the IPL after the Barbadian all-rounder everyone's attention with his stellar exploits with bat and ball in the Champions League T20. He impressed with his maiden season for MI as he scored 273 runs and picked up 15 wickets in 14 matches. In a decade old stint with Mumbai Indians, Pollard has been one of their key members in 4-title winning campaigns as he amassed 2773 runs at a staggering strike rate of and picked up 56 wickets with his medium pace for the franchise Mumbai Indians secured their first win of the season by beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs in Gam 5 of the IPL played at Abu Dhabi. The defending champions had lost their opening game to