Pollard said it was "fantastic" for him to learn from Jayawardene and said he wanted to show the MI fans they have "fire in our belly"
The new Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Kieron Pollard wants his team to "be brave" to overcome the fear of failure and wants to show MI fans that they have the "fire in our belly" to overturn the kind of results they have had in the last few seasons. The most challenging part, Pollard said, was going to be if the results don't go their way, but he said "nothing is going to sort of faze me."
MI haven't won the IPL since 2020 and have been under different coaches since then. This will be Pollard's first assignment as head coach in the IPL; until now he was the batting coach since he stopped playing the tournament in 2022.
"Most fun part is that you are able to set the tone in any environment for the team," Pollard said of his new task. "So that's going to be fun. Being a Caribbean sort of guy, I think that is something, that fun and entertainment and relaxation is something that I'm big on, because then you're able to perform when you are in that sort of zone. Obviously, the challenging part is going to be if results are not going your way. Nothing is going to sort of faze me."
