IPL 2022 – Krunal Pandya vs Pollard: A SEND-OFF kiss to Kieron Pollard could have landed Krunal Pandya in BIG TROUBLE on Sunday night. Pandya got Pollard out in the very last over of the match. And then he jumped on him, kissed him on his head that left Pollard literally FUMING. Sunil Gavaskar was quick to react during the commentary. Follow IPL 2022 live updates with InsideSport.IN & Check LSG beat MI Highlights
“On bad, bad gesture by Krunal Pandya. I can bet Pollard hasn’t liked this a bit. Krunal could have been in trouble. Friendships should be kept beyond the boundary. Krunal should not have done this”, said Gavaskar.
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Krunal Pandya vs Pollard – Pandya’s Gesture that went wrong – Entire EPISODE EXPLAINED:
- Krunal removed Pollard in the last over and then jumped on his back to plant a kiss on his head.
- That was meant to be a friendly send-off from his former teammate but Pollard did not look to be in the mood for any fun.
- His face said it all, he walked off without any reaction.
- Even India legend Sunil Gavaskar said during commentary that it was not a right gesture because the game was still on.
IPL 2022: Krunal Pandya sends off Kieron Pollard with a kiss
A kiss on the head by Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. pic.twitter.com/gE2HOyq9ud
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 24, 2022
Krunal would go on to claim 3 wickets, including Pollard’s in the last over to play a pivotal part in handing Lucknow a 36-run victory against a struggling Mumbai.
Pollard & Pandya Brothers Friendship: Krunal, Hardik & Pollard’s friendship go back their days at Mumbai Indians. They have bonded well and both Krunal & Hardik have dubbed Pollard as brother.
Pandya dubbed the Trinidad all-rounder as a Gujarati for his ideology and beliefs about financial investments.
“We call him grandpa. He is from West Indies but he is actually a Gujarati at heart. He literally functions like an Indian: a guy who believes in property, a guy who believes in investments, a guy who believes: instead of buying a car, I’ll buy property because it will grow, Ek rupiah Nahin waste karoonga [I won’t waste a rupee],” Pandya was quoted during IPL 2021.
Hardik also had revealed that it was because of his brother that he started talking to Pollard.
“The relationship started because of Krunal. In 2015 at the IPL I did not speak to Polly. He was in the next room but it was just “Hi Polly, bye Polly.” In 2016, when Krunal came in, I started talking to Polly. Polly is now family, not just a friend, not just a team-mate,” he added.
Meanwhile LSG beat MI by 38 Runs on Sunday and have now climbed to No. 4 in IPL Points Table. They have so far registered 5 victories from 8 IPL Games so far.
IPL 2022 Points Table after LSG beat MI Highlights
| Pos | Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.396 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.691 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.432 |
| 4 | Lucknow Super Giants | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.334 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.472 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.715 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.562 |
| 9 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.534 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.000 |
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