From the large pool of players available, 14 West Indies were selected to join Pollard. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, who were retained by their respective franchises before the auction, making up the largest number of overseas players in the IPL from any region outside India.
“He is (IPL Auction) is done and dusted and it is back in international cricket. When IPL comes, they will deal with it. It’s about representing West Indies and putting your best foot forward now,” the Windies skipper said in a virtual media interaction on the eve of their three-match T20I series here.
West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman and vice-captain Nicholas Pooran, who has been out of poor form, won the highest bid among his teammates at Rs 10.75 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL mega auction on Sunday.
Asked if the players would try to justify their pay days by showcasing their talent in the series, Pollard said: “I wouldn’t say so. Every time he gets a chance to represent his international team, So they want to do well.
“These guys must have been picked in the IPL. Every time you step on the cricket field, you are expected to do well.”
West Indies were decimated 0-3 in the ODI series and Pollard was hopeful that his team would make amends in the upcoming T20I series.
“Players who haven’t been here before must have got some experience in the conditions that are coming against a well-trained Indian team. For us it’s about improving all the time. We can definitely improve on that,” he added. can.”
Pollard said they would gain confidence in their last T20I series with a thrilling 3-2 win over England at home.
“For us it’s about consistency. We had a very good series against England. We stumbled a few times at the back end of the innings. But we showed these guys have something and the confidence to do well. ” ,
“We are very confident. We are able to come out on top against England, that will give us extra confidence against India.
“People will be eager to score runs on surfaces like these where it is conducive to making strokes. We are looking forward to it and people are quietly confident.”
Pollard missed the last two ODIs due to a knee pain, but the captain said he was looking forward to the T20I series.
“Things have improved for me. It was one of the knees. And the rigors of a 50-over game were very tough. As we stand now, we are all available for selection,” he said.
Pollard gave his opinion on the wicket, saying: “It looks to be a very good cricket wicket. Obviously, there is something in it for the bowlers. There is still some chill in the air and with the dew around the ball to let it slide.” Must be able to bat.”
However, he didn’t seem too worried about the dew.
“The dew will be there for both the teams so we’ll see what happens and who can deal with the dew the best.”
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