The Pollard-Pandya partnership is not just restricted to the cricket field, it encompasses a much larger periphery. So says Kieron Pollard.

Caribbean T20 star Pollard and the Pandya brothers — Krunal and Hardik — have been part of the Mumbai Indians set up for quite a few years.

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“As I always say, there is Hardik Pandya and then there is the smarter Pandya (Krunal).

“For us the relationship that we have off the field, transcends onto the cricket field,” Pollard, who has played over 150 games for Mumbai Indians, said in a video shared on the team’s Twitter handle.

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“We share some of the same sort of sentiments, the kind of people that we are in terms of just wanting to help, and just enjoying the moment and being thankful and grateful for whatever opportunities that is presented to us.”

According to Pollard, being confident and backing himself are the qualities he shares with Hardik. “They (Pandya brothers) are more open and loud, but they are not like that just off the field… When they go on to the cricket field, the flair that they show, Hardik especially, that aspect of it, he goes out, backs himself, he is confident. These are some of the things that we share in common,” said Pollard.