Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard to be assistant coach for England at 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup as defending champions look for local knowledge of Caribbean conditions; Pollard played a record 637 T20s across international and domestic cricket and won the 2012 T20 World Cup
England have appointed former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard as an assistant coach for the Men’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA next June.
Pollard was part of the West Indies sides that won the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and has made a record 637 appearances across all T20 cricket internationally and domestically.
England hope the 36-year-old will provide local knowledge as they look to successfully defend the title they won under coach Matthew Mott and captain Jos Buttler in Australia in 2022.
England first won the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean in 2010, defeating Australia in the…