Two big players will not be seen playing in IPL 2023. These include Kieron Pollard, who played for Mumbai Indians for a long time, and Dwayne Bravo of Chennai Super Kings. However, fans will be able to see him in a different character this time. Pollard has been appointed as the bowling coach by Mumbai and Bravo by Chennai. Both these former West Indies greats retired from the IPL after not being retained by their respective teams.

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Viral photo of Cristiano Ronaldo edited with faces of Pollard and Bravo

Apart from being good friends in personal life, both were fierce rivals of each other on the field. Many times the rivalry between the two seen on the field. Now the same style will be seen in the coaching style of both. Chennai Super Kings have depicted this rivalry through a picture. CSK has edited a viral picture of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the FIFA World Cup and put the faces of Pollard and Bravo in it.

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The picture of Messi and Ronaldo was a promotional campaign for the luxury brand Louis Vuitton. In its caption, CSK wrote – Now these two friends will continue to play the role of coach. Bravo announced his retirement from IPL on Friday. Bravo holds the overall record for most wickets in IPL. He has taken 183 wickets in 161 matches. Apart from this, Bravo has also scored 1560 runs in this league. His best score has been an unbeaten 70 runs. Bravo’s strike rate in IPL career was 129.57.

This includes 16 fifties

At the same time, Pollard scored 3412 runs in 189 matches at an average of 28.67 and a strike rate of 147.32. This includes 16 fifties. Pollard took a total of 69 wickets in IPL. Four wickets for 44 runs was his best performance. Pollard has been an IPL champion five times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) with Mumbai. Also won the Champions League title twice (2011, 2013). Bravo has been a part of the team that became champions three times (2011, 2018 and 2021).