Nakul Shivani/ New Delhi

A fairy tale has ended.

Explosive West Indian batsman, Keiron Pollard has announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League after being associated with its most successful franchise, the Mumbai Indians.

MI tweeted his letter to the franchise.

💙#OneFamily @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/K5BVlTDeN0

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 15, 2022

Pollard was associated with Ambanis-owned MI for 13 years and played a key-role in its five IPL titles.

He will however, be retained by the franchise as a batting coach and will also play in the Emirates League.

It was his all-round performance at the Champions League in 2009 that drew the attention of the IPL franchises.

Pollard was bought by MI in 2010 for an undisclosed sum after a four-way tie-break between Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.

After his base price was set at USD 200,000, the four franchises quoted USD 7,50,000 for him. MI managed to win after each of the four franchise was asked to list a price on a blank cheque.

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐋 #𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 💙

Tribute to the glorious 1️⃣3️⃣ seasons in MI Blue and Gold. Thank you, Polly! #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/8IC01Y5fCE

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 15, 2022

This turn of fortune came just a year after he went unsold in the 2009 auction.

🙏𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕃𝕃𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟 🏆#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/VPWTdWZEdH

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 15, 2022

He is one of the very few players how have played for only one team throughout their IPL careers.

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Pollard bids adieu to the IPL after scoring more than 3000 runs and taking more than 50 wickets in the League.