{"id":22180,"date":"2025-04-16T15:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=588426"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:43:26","slug":"mi-vs-srh-is-kieron-pollard-making-a-comeback-to-mumbai-indians-playing-xi-heres-what-the-latest-video-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/mi-vs-srh-is-kieron-pollard-making-a-comeback-to-mumbai-indians-playing-xi-heres-what-the-latest-video-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"MI vs SRH: Is Kieron Pollard making a comeback to Mumbai Indians\u2019 playing XI? Here\u2019s what the latest video reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a nostalgic video released by Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, fans were left wondering: <strong>Is Kieron Pollard returning to the field?<\/strong> The clip shows the legendary West Indian all-rounder at the nets, casually hitting some classic big shots\u2014instantly stirring excitement across the fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise captioned the video with an emotional throwback line:<br \/>\n<em>\u201c\ud835\ude12\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude29 \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude29\ud835\ude2a \ud835\ude23\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude25\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude33\u2026 \ud835\ude22\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2b \ud835\ude23\ud835\ude29\ud835\ude2a \ud835\ude34\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude23 \ud835\ude2c\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude29 \ud835\ude38\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude26 \ud835\ude2c\ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude38\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude29\ud835\ude2a \ud835\ude29\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a!\u201d<\/em>\u2014<br \/>\nhinting at the powerful Pollard speical shots which he brings to the franchise, even post-retirement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\ude12\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude29 \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude29\ud835\ude2a \ud835\ude23\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude25\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude33\u2026 \ud835\ude22\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2b \ud835\ude23\ud835\ude29\ud835\ude2a \ud835\ude34\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude23 \ud835\ude2c\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude29 \ud835\ude38\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude26 \ud835\ude2c\ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude38\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude22 \ud835\ude29\ud835\ude2a \ud835\ude29\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a! \ud83d\udc99\ud83e\udd7a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MumbaiIndians?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MumbaiIndians<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlayLikeMumbai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlayLikeMumbai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TATAIPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TATAIPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIvSRH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIvSRH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lYJViyoa9Z\">pic.twitter.com\/lYJViyoa9Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mipaltan\/status\/1912423452604264703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>But is Pollard actually returning?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the buzz, <strong>there is no indication that Pollard is making an on-field comeback<\/strong>. The West Indian legend officially retired from the IPL in 2022 and was appointed <strong>batting coach<\/strong> for Mumbai Indians shortly after. The video appears more symbolic\u2014highlighting his continued presence and mentorship rather than suggesting a return to playing duties.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s next for Mumbai Indians?<\/h3>\n<p>Mumbai Indians are set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede on <strong>April 17<\/strong>, in what could be a must-win for both sides. With <strong>two wins in six matches<\/strong>, MI currently sit seventh on the points table. A victory could revive their playoff hopes, and while Pollard won\u2019t be out in the middle, his influence remains strong in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>So, while fans may wish for a fairytale comeback, as of now, <strong>Kieron Pollard is not returning as a player<\/strong>, but his presence continues to power the MI spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a nostalgic video released by Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, fans were left wondering: Is Kieron Pollard returning to the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}