World Championship of Legends: Great to reconnect with 'old teammates', says Pollard

Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard heaped praise on former Indian Test skipper Rohit Sharma who announced his retirement from the longest format earlier this year.

Pollard believes that Sharma, having achieved a lot, knows what he wants for his career and emphasised that Hitman's pride in his performance will always be a driving factor.

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Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket in May this year, bringing down the curtain on a remarkable journey in whites. He will continue to captain India in ODIs.

"It is a personal decision and he would have known why he [Rohit Sharma] wanted to do it. As an individual who has accomplished so much in cricket, he has it within himself to understand and know what he wants going forward. Again, pride of performance is always going to be there," Pollard said.

"He's still going to represent India in the 50-over format of cricket. I don't see him changing the hunger and desire not to score runs. He wants to come out and perform and do well."

Pollard also expressed his joy in reuniting with former teammates and friends in the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. He highlighted the excitement of being competitive again.

"It feels great, again, reconnecting with your old teammates, old friends, persons that you don't see on a daily basis, you get an opportunity to be competitive again, it's just fantastic," Pollard said.

West Indies Champions Team owner Ajay Sethi praised his team's players, highlighting their success in the IPL and T20 formats.

"They have been great players in IPL and T20 format, their records and their performance speaks for itself, this is my best team on the paper and they're performing," Sethi said.