WI vs NZ: Kieron Pollard pulls out of T20s due to personal reasons

The West Indies have suffered a further setback on their New Zealand tour yesterday with team officials confirming premier all-rounder Kieron Pollard had pulled out of the Twenty20 matches for "personal reasons"

Kieron Pollard

The West Indies have suffered a further setback on their New Zealand tour yesterday with team officials confirming premier all-rounder Kieron Pollard had pulled out of the Twenty20 matches for "personal reasons". "Left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer will replace all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who is unavailable due to personal reasons," Cricket West Indies said in a statement. Tim Southee will captain the New Zealand side in place of Kane Williamson who is being rested for the first game of the three-match series today.

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