Pollard hits out at ‘verbal diarrhoea’
MUMBAI: Kieron Pollard was least pleased with Sanjay Manjrekar’s comments during Mumbai Indians’ four-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Mumbai won their first home game of the 2017 season through the superb work of brothers Hardik and Krunal Pandya.
Kieron Pollard had managed 17 runs from as many balls as part of Mumbai’s chase of 179.
As part of the commentary team, Sanjay Manjrekar opined that Kieron Pollard was not capable of playing higher up the batting order, which the Trinidad and Tobago man took offence to.
“Pollard does not have the brains to play early in the innings,” Manjrekar had noted while commentating about the allrounder’s innings which saw only one four and one six leave quite a bit of work to be done by the rest of the Mumbai Indians batters. Annoyed with the on-air comments, Kieron Pollard decided to respond via Twitter.
NOTHING POSITIVE
He tagged the Indian cricketerturned-commentator in his first tweet, blasting him for his negativity and verbal diarrhoea.
“@sanjaymanjrekar u feel any positive can come out of your mouth bcuz u get pay to talk u can continue with your verbal diarrhea (sic),” Pollard tweeted.
He followed it up two other tweets, lambasting Manjrekar and congratulating his younger teammates for their match-winning performances.
POLLARD GETS
SUPPORT
Pollard’s compatriot Tino Best also chimed in to defend the Mumbai Indians players and dragged Kevin Pietersen into the discussion.
Pietersen is commentating for the IPL while Best is commentating in England’s domestic cricket circuit.
“@sanjaymanjrekar how can u say @KieronPollard55 don’t have the brains to bat at 3 @KP24 why y’all always beating us down BS GTFOH with that (sic),” Best posted.
He followed up writing: “Don’t worry I know how y’all feel about my ppl deep down inside always saying we stupid we don’t have sense piss off with that crap (sic).”