Breaking: Mumbai Indians top player announced retirement from IPL 2023
All 10 franchises busy to announce retained and release list for IPL 2023. In big development Mumbai Indians top player announced retirement from IPL 2023. West Indies great Kieron Pollard has announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League after 13 glittering years with five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians Kieron Pollard has retired from the Indian Premier League. The all-rounder shared an emotional message on his Twitter handle and thanked the Mumbai Indians. Notably, Pollard has been appointed as the batting coach of the MI franchise.
Pollard penned a lengthy post on his official Twitter handle. “It hasn’t been the easiest decision to make as I intend to keep playing for a few more years, but following discussions with Mumbai Indians, I have decided to call time on my IPL career. I understand that this incredible franchise which has achieved so much needs to transition and if I’m no longer to play for MI then I cannot see myself playing against MI either.
‘Once an MI always an MI’,” Pollard wrote. “This is not an emotional goodbye to MI however as I have agreed to take up the role of batting coach in the IPL as well as play with the MI Emirates. This next chapter of my career is genuinely exciting and allows me to transition myself too from playing to coaching,” Pollard added. Pollard also thanked the coaches and expressed deep appreciation to the franchise owners.
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“Most sincerely, I express my deep appreciation to Mukesh, Nita and Akash Ambani for the tremendous love, support and respect I have always felt and for the confidence, they placed in me. I recall our first encounter when they welcomed me with open arms saying, “We are family”. Those were not just mere words, but demonstrated by their every action throughout my time with Mumbai Indians,” Pollard added.
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