29 Facts About Nicholas Pooran

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Nicholas Pooran is a Trinidadian cricketer who currently plays for the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket, and he is a occasional captain of the limited overs formats.

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Nicholas Pooran plays for Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic matches.

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Nicholas Pooran made his international debut for the West Indies in September 2016.

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In May 2022, Pooran was named as the captain of the West Indies team for limited overs cricket.

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From McBean, Couva, Nicholas Pooran attended Naparima College in San Fernando, and played for the school's cricket team.

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Nicholas Pooran debuted for the West Indies under-19s in October 2013, in a bilateral series against the Bangladesh under-19s, and went on to play at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup.

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Nicholas Pooran's innings was the highest ever under-19 ODI score against Australia, and his 136-run ninth-wicket partnership with Barbadian Jerome Jones was a record for all under-19 matches.

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Nicholas Pooran's batting was less successful for the remainder of the tournament, and at the 2013 Champions League, where he represented the Trinidad and Tobago national side rather than the Red Steel franchise.

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Nicholas Pooran again played for the Red Steel during the 2014 CPL season, but is yet to score any further half-centuries.

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At club level, Nicholas Pooran plays for Clarke Road in the Trinidadian leagues.

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In January 2015, Nicholas Pooran was involved in a road accident in St Mary's, Trinidad, sustaining ankle and knee injuries.

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Nicholas Pooran was ruled out for both the remainder of Trinidad and Tobago's domestic season and the 2015 Caribbean Premier League.

13.

Nicholas Pooran Played for Islamabad United in 2017 Pakistan Super League as he was drafted in as a replacement of England's Ben Duckett in United's squad.

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Nicholas Pooran went unsold in the 2018 IPL auction after setting his base price at INR 50 lakhs.

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Nicholas Pooran was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 379 runs in eleven matches.

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Nicholas Pooran had an excellent IPL 2020 season as he scored a total of 353 runs in the 14 matches he played in the season.

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Nicholas Pooran was the fourth highest six hitter in the 2020 IPL season as he hit 25 sixes altogether in the season.

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Nicholas Pooran however scored only 85 runs in IPL 2021.

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Nicholas Pooran is bought by Lucknow Super Giants to play in the IPL 2023 season for INR.

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Nicholas Pooran made his Twenty20 International debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 23 September 2016.

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Nicholas Pooran made his ODI debut for the West Indies against England on 20 February 2019.

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On 1 July 2019, in the match against Sri Lanka, Nicholas Pooran scored his first century in ODIs.

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Nicholas Pooran finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for the West Indies, with 367 runs in nine matches.

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In November 2019, during the third ODI against Afghanistan, Nicholas Pooran was found guilty of ball tampering.

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Nicholas Pooran admitted the charge, and was banned for four T20I matches.

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In September 2021, Nicholas Pooran was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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Nicholas Pooran scored 184 runs including three half centuries, highest score of 62.

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Nicholas Pooran was named the captain for the West Indies squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup the team suffered an early exit in the first round, after losing 2 out of 3 matches and failed to qualify for the Super 12 round.

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Post-World Cup, on 21 November 2022, Nicholas Pooran stepped down as the limited-overs captain of the West Indies team.