0 1 9 , ▁K ieron ▁Pol l ard ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ' ▁One ▁Day ▁International ▁( O DI ) ▁and ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁International ▁( T 2 0 I ) ▁teams . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Pol l ard ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁cr ick eter ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁matches . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pol l ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁raised , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁younger ▁sister s , ▁in ▁a ▁poor ▁home ▁by ▁his ▁single ▁mother . ▁Spe aking ▁about ▁it , ▁Pol l ard ▁reflect s ▁" It ▁was ▁pretty ▁t ough , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁ideal ▁getting ▁up ▁and ▁your ▁m um ▁say ▁' We ▁only ▁have ▁X ▁ ▁of ▁money ' ." ▁After ▁representing ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁T CL ▁Group ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁Under - 1 9 ▁Challenge , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁Under - 1 9 ▁cr icket ▁team ▁to ▁tour ▁Pakistan . ▁Pol l ard ▁top - sc ored ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁youth ▁One ▁Day ▁International ▁( O DI ), ▁scoring ▁ 5 3   run s ▁off ▁ 4 9   ball s . ▁Pol l ard ▁made ▁another ▁half - century ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁match , ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁manage