Hyderabad: Kieron Pollard had a fairly forgettable debut outing as captain of the West Indies Twenty20 International team as Afghanistan bounced back from 0-1 down to clinch the three-match series in Lucknow last month.

The muscular all-rounder will face another daunting challenge when he leads his troops out in the first of three games in Uppal on Friday, well aware that West Indies have lost their last six matches to India.