Kieron Pollard (photo pankaj nangia/getty images) The cricket legend West Indies Kieron Pollard reached a historical milestone on Saturday 30th August and became only a second player in history to reach 14,000 T20 cricket runs. Pollard, who played for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Premier League 2025, scored an undefeated 19 run against Barbados Royals at the Brian Lara stadium in Taroust in Trinidad and joined Chris Gayle at this exclusive club.The 38 -year -old versatile player has accumulated his 14,000 runs in 712 matches, while Chris Gayle, who has completed his 14,562 runs in 463 matches. Pollard’s success puts him before other centuries T20 like Alex Hales, David Warner and Shoaib Malik in the list of all time.During his career T20 from 2006 to 2025, Pollard represented 19 different teams, including the national team of West India. His impressive statistics include One Century and 64 Halfenturs, along with 876 four and 942 six.In the international cricket Pollard scored 1,569 runs at 101 T20i for West India. His career in Indian Premier League with the Indians in Mumbai was particularly remarkable and in 189 matches gathered 3,412 runs.Pollard’s contribution to the T20 cricket goes beyond the launch, as he claimed 332 goals as a pitch, making him one of the most versatile format players. His versatile abilities were exhibited in various T20 leagues around the world, including Big Bash League and Sto.
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In the match, where he reached 14,000 milestone running, Pollard’s Trinbago Knight Riders team successfully chased the target of 179 runs. His teammates Colin Munro and Nicholas Pooran played key roles, with Munro scored 67 flewing 44 balls and Pooran remained unsurpassed at 65 runs out of 40 vans.Pollard’s journey to 14,000 T20 runs shows its longevity and consistency in the shortest cricket format. His ability to perform different conditions and competitions created it as one of the most successful crickets of the T20 in history.The milestone adds another chapter to Pollard’s famous career that saw him became the most limited player in the T20 cricket. Its success reflects the development of Cricket T20 and specialized skills needed to succeed in this format of the game.
