"Life is about change, and it's about..." - Kieron Pollard opens up on shifting of modern-day cricket's paradigm to Franchise T20 tournaments

Former star Caribbean batter Kieron Pollard has come up with a big statement on Franchise T20 tournaments. He also spoke about the changing paradigm of modern-day cricket. Notably, after giving his services to Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League for more than a decade, Pollard is all set to start his new venture in USA’s ongoing Major League Cricket.

"I just sit back with a smile on my face, knowing that we were 10-15 years ahead of everybody. I got a lot of stick for it for various reasons, because certain people couldn't see past their noses. But it is what it is. Hopefully, those persons now, who are speaking about all this as a 'big delight' and 'so amazing', hopefully, they remember the words they were using not too long in the past, to describe myself and others who had a choice to make at that particular time,” said Pollard to ESPNcricinfo.

Here's what Kieron Pollard said further

Pollard is connected with the MI family by playing for their franchise in T20 leagues across the globe. After hanging his boots in the Indian Premier League for Mumbai Indians, the 35-year-old appeared in the first season of ILT20 for MI Emirates. Meanwhile, he also talked about his connection and relationship with the Mumbai Indians family.

"That's a relationship and a connection that has been created over more than a decade. If you understand the fact that Indian players can't play around the world, I'm the closest thing in terms of connection to build a franchise and to build a brand. So yes, you can say I'm a pioneer in that aspect of it as well,” stated Pollard.

“It's an ever-changing scenario, but that's what life is about. Life is about change, and it's about adapting to change. Long ago, we might not have been able to have this interview, face-to-face on different continents, because of technology. So, we need to adapt to change in all facets of life,” he added.

Pollard is currently in action with MI New York in the ongoing inaugural edition of the Major League Cricket 2023 in the USA.