Mumbai Indians fans excited as Kieron Pollard arrives in UAE along with family for IPL

Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) is right around corner and players are arriving in numbers in UAE for  13th edition of T20 tournament. tournament was initially scheduled to take place in March 2020 in India. However, COVID-19 pandemic had forced a change in date and location. 

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On Saturday, defending champions Mumbai Indians welcomed two of ir key players to ir Abu Dhabi set-up - Kieron Pollard and Sherfane Rurford. Mumbai Indians shared picture of Kieron Pollard with his family and Sherfane Rurford arriving at team hotel to ir Instagram handle. picture was subject to positive reception from fans, with most expecting Pollard to continue his momentum from Caribbean Premier League 2020 and starring for Mumbai in ir quest for fifth IPL title.

Social media reaction to Kieron Pollard's arrival in UAE ahead of IPL 2020

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What can MI fans expect from Kieron Pollard and Sherfane Rurford in IPL 2020?

As mentioned above, Keiron Pollard enjoyed a stellar run in CPL 2020, leading Trinbago Knight Riders to champions trophy. 33-year-old picked up Player of Tournament award and played a crucial role as his team beat  St Lucia Zouks in final. all-rounder starred with ball for Trinbago, picking up four wickets for 30 runs to set up a comfortable chase for his side. Lendl Simmons (84*) and Darren Bravo (58*) led with bat as Trinbago Knight Riders won match with eight wickets in hand. MI fans should be excited as Pollard will be joining defending IPL champs on back of his 14th T20 title overall. 

Unlike Pollard, Sherfane Rurford struggled to adapt to slow pitches during CPL 2020. 22-year-old scored a mere 39 runs in seven innings for Guyana Amazon Warriors. He will be hoping for a much better run of form in UAE, especially with a hefty ₹2 crore price tag attached to him.

MI squad for IPL 2020

Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Ankul Roy, Sherfane Rurford, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary

Wicket Keepers: Aditya Tare, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock,

All Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh

Bowlers: Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mohsin Khan

Mumbai Indians will kickstart ir IPL campaign on September 19 against Chennai Super Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. 

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(Im Credits: Mumbai Indians Instagram Handle)