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Shaun Pollock retires

From a fiery red head to a cunning practitioner

Graeme Hick was Pollock's third Test wicket and his first lbw dismissal
Graeme Hick was Pollock's third Test wicket and his first lbw dismissal •Getty Images
Brian Lara is cleaned up by a beauty
Brian Lara is cleaned up by a beauty•Getty Images
Pollock became Muralitharan's 300th wicket at Durban in 2000-01 but he got his 200th in the same Test when he removed Chaminda Vaas. He also got his only century, 111, in the third Test
Pollock became Muralitharan's 300th wicket at Durban in 2000-01 but he got his 200th in the same Test when he removed Chaminda Vaas. He also got his only century, 111, in the third Test•Rajesh Jantilal/AFP
He bagged his first and only ten-wicket haul, against India in Bloemfontein in 2001-02
He bagged his first and only ten-wicket haul, against India in Bloemfontein in 2001-02•AFP
Pollock became the first South African bowler to reach the 400-wicket mark, against India in 2006
Pollock became the first South African bowler to reach the 400-wicket mark, against India in 2006•AFP
The fiery redhead in action during his first Test series, against England in 1995-96
The fiery redhead in action during his first Test series, against England in 1995-96•Getty Images
He bagged 7 for 87 in the first innings at Adelaide in 1997-98, enabling South Africa to gain a 167-run lead but Australia still managed to cling on to a series win
He bagged 7 for 87 in the first innings at Adelaide in 1997-98, enabling South Africa to gain a 167-run lead but Australia still managed to cling on to a series win•Getty Images
With the Castle Lager/MTN trophy after 2-0 win against Sri Lanka in 2000-01. Scored 99 not out in the second Test at Centurion
With the Castle Lager/MTN trophy after 2-0 win against Sri Lanka in 2000-01. Scored 99 not out in the second Test at Centurion•Reuters
Shaun Pollock is a picture of disbelief, disappointment and sorrow as rain ends their World Cup hopes after a Duckworth-Lewis mix-up at Durban in 2003
Shaun Pollock is a picture of disbelief, disappointment and sorrow as rain ends their World Cup hopes after a Duckworth-Lewis mix-up at Durban in 2003•Reuters
Back among the wickets: Pollock returns to the Test side in 2008 against West Indies, picking up 4 for 35 in their first innings
Back among the wickets: Pollock returns to the Test side in 2008 against West Indies, picking up 4 for 35 in their first innings•Getty Images
Courtney Walsh becomes Pollock's 100th Test victim in November 1998
Courtney Walsh becomes Pollock's 100th Test victim in November 1998•AFP
With the Sir Vivian Richards Trophy in 2000-01: just the second side in 27 years to win a Test series in the Caribbean
With the Sir Vivian Richards Trophy in 2000-01: just the second side in 27 years to win a Test series in the Caribbean•Rian Botes/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Aug 2003: six wickets in the Nottingham Test against England which South Africa lost. The 5-Test series ended 2-2
Aug 2003: six wickets in the Nottingham Test against England which South Africa lost. The 5-Test series ended 2-2•Tom Shaw/Getty Images