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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Port-of-Spain (Trinidad), March 10 (IANS) West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard is to take an &quot;indefinite break&quot; from first class cricket, Trinidad and Tobago (T&amp;T) Cricket officials have confirmed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The confirmation came shortly after Pollard took five for 36 on Monday for T&amp;T in a 175-run loss against the Windward Islands in the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) at the National Cricket Centre in Couva, reports CMC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He will be out of the Red Force team for their next PCL four-day match against current leaders Guyana Jaguars in Guyana starting Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;Pollard has informed the TTCB that he is taking an indefinite break from first class cricket,&rdquo; said the TTCB facebook page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;Pollard is now unavailable for selection for the remainder of matches in the WICB Professional Cricket League Four-Day tournament&rdquo;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Earlier this season, opening batsman Adrian Barath pulled out of the team saying he, too, was taking a break.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pollard&#39;s announcement comes on the heels of countrymen Dwayne Bravo and Lendl Simmons&#39; retirement from Test cricket.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Simmons is currently in the West Indies team taking part in the World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board would like to thank Kieron Pollard for his services in the first-class match against the Windward Islands,&quot; said another post on the TTCB facebook page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;The board wishes him the best during his period of indefinite leave from first-class cricket and wishes him an early return.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Media reports from Port of Spain said Pollard sent an email to the CEO of the T&amp;T Cricket Board and the team selectors informing them of the situation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pollard&rsquo;s appearance against the Windward Islands was his first match for T&amp;T since the Nagico Super50 tournament in January, hosted by T&amp;T.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He returned to the T&amp;T line up against the Windwards after recovering from a leg injury.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;He (Pollard) said the stress and strain of the four-day cricket was taking a toll on his body. Well it is up to him, when he is ready he will return,&rdquo; said T&amp;T Cricket Board chairman of selectors Alec Burns.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel and batsman Mark Deyal have been included in the T&amp;T squad to face Guyana in the next round of the WICB four-day competition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Gabriel replaces Daniel St Clair, who is suffering with a kidney infection and Deyal comes in for Akeal Hosein, who has had a disappointing season.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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