Pollard cleared of serious injury after blow
Published:Wednesday | August 18, 2010 | 8:48 AM
West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard has been cleared of any serious injury, after being struck in the face by a short ball in the final of the Friends Provident 20/20 final on Saturday.
The right handed had scored a typically explosive 22 from seven balls when he tried to hook a bouncer from former England seamer Dominic Cork and was hit in the eye.
He left the field unaided with his right eye swollen shut and was taken to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Southampton Hospital for scans, which revealed nothing serious.
The big all-rounder arrived in T&T on Sunday night from London to continue his recuperation.
T&T manager Colin Borde said Kieron is fine and will be able to resume his cricket very shortly.
Borde also said Pollard will be fit and available to represent Mumbai Indians in next month’s Airtel Champions League in South Africa.