Kieron Pollard stood far-off from the umpire as he protested a call over a large ball.© Twitter
Kieron Pollard has had his personal methods of protesting umpire’s selections whereas he’s on the sphere. He has been seen taking the sphere along with his mouth taped off on one event and standing on the fringe of the pitch whereas taking guard on one other in the course of the Indian Premier League. At a Caribbean Premier League match on Tuesday, Pollard, taking part in for Trinbago Knight Riders, protested the on-field umpire’s resolution by strolling away from his place on the non-striker’s finish and standing broad of the sq., at a place the place a traditional brief mid-wicket could be.
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Pollard’s protest was apparently geared toward a supply from St Lucia Kings’ Wahab Riaz to TKR batsman Tim Seifert that was deemed a authorized supply after it pitched broad outdoors off stump and Seifert needed to stretch full-length as he tried to succeed in for the ball.
Each Seifert and Pollard regarded dissatisfied on the umpire not calling it a large and Seifert was even seen participating animatedly with the umpire.
Pollard, nevertheless, did not say a phrase and simply saved strolling away from the official till he had maintained a big distance and appeared to have readied himself for the subsequent supply.
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The on-field antics apart, Pollard and Seifert added 78 runs for the fifth wicket as TKR posted 158 for 7 after being put in to bat by St Lucia Kings.
Pollard’s 41 off 26 and Seifert’s 37 off 25 helped TKR submit a complete that finally proved out to be 27 runs too many for St Lucia, as they had been restricted to 131 for 7 of their 20 overs.
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