West Indies legend Kieron Pollard scored 14 thousand runs, became the first player in the world to do so

Kieron Pollard has become the first player to score 14000 runs and take 300 wickets in T20 cricket. He did this feat during a match in the Caribbean Premier League.

Kieron Pollard achieved a major feat during the match against Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League. Pollard retired from IPL in 2022 but is playing in the Caribbean Premier League. West Indies veteran cricketer Kieron Pollard has become only the second player in history to reach 14,000 runs in T20 cricket. At the same time, Pollard became the first player in the world to score 14000 runs and take 300 wickets in T20 cricket.

Pollard remained unbeaten on 19 off 9 balls while chasing a target of 179 runs against Barbados Royals on Friday, with this he has joined the special club of Chris Gayle. All-rounder Pollard has scored 14,000 runs in 712 matches, while Chris Gayle, who is at the top of this list, scored 14,562 runs in 463 matches. Other T20 batsmen like Alex Hales, David Warner and Shoaib Malik have also scored more than 13 thousand runs.

Chris Gayle, the highest run scorer in T20 cricket, has 14562 runs in T20 cricket. He has 22 centuries and 88 half-centuries to his name. Pollard needs only 563 runs to overtake him. Pollard can become the highest run scorer in T20 cricket in the next few years.

Kieron Pollard has played for 19 different teams from 2006 to 2025. Pollard has scored one century and 64 half-centuries during this period. He has hit 876 fours and 942 sixes. Pollard has scored 1569 runs in 101 T20 matches while playing for West Indies. He has scored 342 runs in 189 matches while playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL. Apart from this, he has also taken 332 wickets as a bowler.