PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Kieron Pollard will not be available for the upcoming Regional Super50 tournament because he is still recovering from an ankle injury, chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago selection panel Alec Burns has announced.

Burns, a former fast bowler, said Pollard was not yet fully fit and cannot be rushed back to cricket.
“We will not have the services of Kieron Pollard because of his injury,” said Burns during a cricket show on local television. “A player like Pollard not being there is a big blow but we cannot look to rush the player back into action after his injury.”
Burns also revealed that mystery spinner Sunil Narine will not be available for the first game of the NAGICO Super50 tournament which starts on January 30 and will see T&T going into action the following day, because he will be playing in the South African domestic T20 tournament.
“Narine has a previous engagement to take care of and he will not be home in time for the first game of the tournament. However, after that, he is available and will be a major boost when he arrives to play,” said Burns.
All-rounder Rayad Emrit is expected to be chosen for the series but the selectors will be monitoring his progress on his way to full fitness following his shoulder injury, after he’s been out of action after falling on his shoulder during the semifinal of the Champions League against the Mumbai Indians.