Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard grew up in Tacarigua, Trinidad, hitting balls hard from a young age, but it was in the IPL that he built his reputation as one of the most destructive finishers in white-ball cricket. His towering sixes and awkward release angle with the ball made him a handful in the death overs, and he became the face of Mumbai Indians across more than a decade, part of the title-winning sides of 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. His international career for West Indies, which included the 2012 T20 World Cup triumph, never quite reached the same heights, his power often lost amid the turbulence of regional cricket politics.

As white-ball captain from 2019, Pollard steered a young West Indies side through a rebuilding phase with hard-nosed professionalism. He retired from international cricket in April 2022, a few months after the team's disappointing 2021 T20 World Cup. His fitness and enthusiasm long defied his age, and he moved into coaching as well, joining Mumbai Indians' staff while continuing to play for the franchise's global sides, including MI New York in Major League Cricket. Even now his raw hand-eye coordination can make good attacks look ordinary, and his loyalty and brute strength have earned him a permanent place in T20 history.