Kieron Pollard has targeted the pitch in Barbados where Australia defeated the hosts.
Replays of the entire scenario show that Pollard deliberately slowed down his pace and waited for the Australian batsman to come out of the crease.
Australia middle-order batsman Matthew Wade and West Indies captain Kieron Pollard found themselves in the middle of an intense drama in the last one-day international of the three-match series. Wade performed brilliantly in a do or die match to help Australia chase down a comfortable 153-run target.
The wicketkeeper-batsman played a brilliant innings of 51 runs in 52 balls. Five fours and two sixes were hit in his innings at a strike rate of 98.08. However, Wade was forced to go back to the pavilion earlier in the match, with Pollard deciding to mankad him.
During one of his two overs during the match, Pollard had a perfect opportunity to dismiss Wade by removing the stumps at the bowlers’ end. However, the all-rounder decided against Mankading and issued a warning to Wade not to leave the field. A noteworthy point here is that Pollard resorted to off-spinners during the last ODI against Australia instead of his regular medium pace deliveries.
Although Pollard decided against Mankading Wade, the West Indies captain became a victim of social media trolling. Replays of the entire scenario show that Pollard deliberately slowed down his pace and waited for the Australian batsman to come out of the crease.
After a nervous match, Wade had a heated argument with the opposition captain, saying it was just a friendly joke. The 33-year-old said the whole situation was a good joke and there is nothing to complain about. He further said that he has known Pollard for a long time.
“I didn’t expect him to bowl off-spin. I thought he would come out for a long time and bowl the cutter as he has been. But it was just a good joke. It was a bit of a friendly joke and I was just telling him that this was probably my last match for Australia in ODI cricket.” cricket australia.
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