The England and Wales Cricket Board appointed the previous West Indies captain Kieron Pollard as an assistant coach of England’s white-ball group for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday, December 24. Pollard will be part of England’s teaching employees for the World Cup in West Indies and United States beginning on June 4.Â
Having retired from worldwide cricket solely final 12 months, the legendary Caribbean cricketer is ready to take his first teaching function in worldwide cricket. He stays part of Mumbai Indians’ teaching division and can seek the advice of the England group particularly in the course of the World Cup 2024 in June.
“Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has been appointed to the England Men’s coaching team for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States,” ECB mentioned in an announcement. “Pollard will join the England Men’s team specifically for the T20 World Cup as an assistant coach and to provide expertise of local conditions. Pollard was a part of West Indies’ 2012 Men’s T20 World Cup success and has vast experience in the format having played more than 600 matches.”
After a disastrous ODI World Cup 2023 campaign, the Three Lions suffered one other embarrassing 3-2 T20I sequence defeat towards West Indies this week. England’s struggles in white-ball cricket hamper their preparations for the following version of the T20 World Cup however having Pollard on board will certainly increase their backroom employees.
Pollard is a two-time World Cup winner having a part of West Indies’ triumph in 2012 and 2016. The veteran has performed 637 skilled T20 matches, together with 101 worldwide video games and his expertise will turn out to be useful for Jos Buttler‘s struggling group.
England will subsequent return to motion after they tour India for the five-match Test sequence beginning on January 25 after which host 4 T20Is towards Pakistan in May.
