Keiron Pollard for Tests?

[Himannv]

Personally think they should give him a shot. Toss him up the order and let him take the attack to the opposition. Not a big fan of his bowling but I think he can do the job with the bat.

 

[The_roc]

No doubt that he's not test standard, but neither are the rest of the WI squad.

 

[Debris]

No doubt that he's not test standard, but neither are the rest of the WI squad.

Test standard is all relative, it is different for each country depending on how strong they are. Question is more whether he is in best 4 middle-order batsman for WI and answer is no.

 

[Flem274*]

No doubt that he's not test standard, but neither are the rest of the WI squad.

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Gayle, Sarwan, Chanderpaul, Nash, and Bravo are surely.

 

[Noble One]

Probably a blessing that WW is banned. I get the feeling he would dislike that comment.

The West Indies best 6 batsmen are very good. The problem is, beyond that they have very little backup. Given the injury records of so many of the West Indies batsmen, much reliance is placed on some sub-standard backup cricketers to fill the gaps. What the West Indies team needs are proper supporting batsmen, not crash and bash players like Pollard and Samuels.

 

[GotSpin]

Probably a blessing that WW is banned. I get the feeling he would dislike that comment.

The West Indies best 6 batsmen are very good. The problem is, beyond that they have very little backup. Given the injury records of so many of the West Indies batsmen, much reliance is placed on some sub-standard backup cricketers to fill the gaps. What the West Indies team needs are proper supporting batsmen, not crash and bash players like Pollard and Samuels.

WW would be spitting chips if he saw that.

I think the Windies have a number of quality players, but like you've just mentioned, they suffer from both fitness issues and a lack of depth.

 

[NUFAN]

Keiron Pollard has the potential to average something similar to what Glenn McGrath and Damien Martyn did in their careers.

Pollard should be able to average 46.37 with the ball and 21.64 with the bat.

 

[Sir Alex]

Keiron Pollard has the potential to average something similar to what Glenn McGrath and Damien Martyn did in their careers.

Pollard should be able to average 46.37 with the ball and 21.64 with the bat.

Haha

 

[Howsie]

Well if he starts playing first class cricket again and actually builds on that record of his (which is actually pretty good for a West Indian domestic player) then sure. Until he actually does that though he shouldn't be anywhere near the test squad.

 

[Flem274*]

Wouldn't have him if everyone was fit, but if he scores some FC runs then he could bat at six when Bravo is injured.

 

[Himannv]

When the likes of Sehwag burst into the scene, many people said he wasn't really for tests but more of a limited overs specialist. Doesn't really look that way now, does it?

 

[aussie]

No, well at least not yet. Think the windies have better options ATM still.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wouldn't have him if everyone was fit, but if he scores some FC runs then he could bat at six when Bravo is injured.

This.

He wouldn't get in the side ahead of Bravo and he certainly wouldn't get in for his batting or bowling alone but the amount of games Bravo misses through injury he would probably be a better stopgap than they have used in recent times.

 

[Debris]

When the likes of Sehwag burst into the scene, many people said he wasn't really for tests but more of a limited overs specialist. Doesn't really look that way now, does it?

Actually I can remember thinking at the time that Sehwag looked like a Tendulkar clone for some reason and that he would make a decent-ish middle order batsman if one of the big four got injured.

 

[Julian87]

I'd be picking him. Too many players in and out of the Windies top team atm that will never ever be of international standard.

 

[Shri]

Should try him as an opener for a few games and see how it goes. Could be the next Jayasuriya.

 

[shivfan]

Here's why Pollard can't play Test cricket right now....

:West Indies Cricket Board WICB Selection Criteria

1. For a player to be eligible for selection to the West Indies Test squad the player must make himself available for selection to his territorial squad for the WICB Regional Four Day Competition.
2. For a player to be eligible for selection to the West Indies ODI squad the player must make himself available for selection to his territorial squad for the WICB Regional One Day/50 Over Tournament.
3. For a player to be eligible for selection to the West Indies Twenty20 squad the player must make himself available for selection to his territorial squad for the WICB Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament.

Until Pollard plays four-day cricket for Trinidad, it's pointless discussing whether he should play Test cricket for the WI....