Nicholas Pooran hasn't quite performed the way he would have liked in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup thus far. The southpaw scored 27 and 22 against Papua New Guinea and Uganda leading into the game against New Zealand.
West Indies vs New Zealand, they don't come bigger than this. It's a crunch game in Group C in the ongoing T20 World Cup as if West Indies win, they go through to the Super 8 and New Zealand will be effectively knocked out since Afghanistan have every chance of reaching six points.
Nicholas Pooran was the captain of the West Indies team when they failed to get out of the preliminary round of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup down under in 2022. West Indies had finished at the bottom of the points table.
The warm-up matches are currently in progress ahead of the T20 World Cup. Even though most of the matches have been marred by rain, the heavens didn't open up in the game between Australia and West Indies and the latter side won by 35 runs comortably.
Nicholas Pooran played a jaw-dropping knock for Lucknow Super Giants in their clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. He made a blistering 75 from just 29 balls as he equalled an all-time record in the tournament.
LSG vs DC: Lucknow Super Giants witnessed an early collapse in their ongoing IPL 2024 game against Delhi Capitals at Ekana Cricket Stadium with star spinner Kuldeep Yadav clinching three big wickets on his return from injury.
Lucknow Super Giants captain and wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul suffered an injury during the first Test match against England in Hyderabad but has been cleared by the National Cricket Academy to feature in the Indian Premier League 2024.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have named their vice-captain ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL with KL Rahul set to continue as the captain. Rahul, who got injured midway through last year and missed the second half of IPL 2023. LSG have qualified for playoffs in both seasons so far.
In-form Caribbean batter Nicholas Pooran led by example by smashing 57* off just 27 balls and Andre Fletcher scored 53 to help MI Emirates post 208/3 while batting first in the ILT20 2024 final against Dubai Capitals.
Dubai Capitals will kick off their International League T20 2024 campaign against the mighty MI Emirates at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Nicholas Pooran is leading the Emirates side this season while David Warner captains the Capitals.
Sharjah Warriors will host the defending champions in the opening game of the second edition of the International League T20 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Six teams will participate in the ILT20 2024 with three venues hosting 33 matches, including the final on February 17.
Mumbai Indians' sister franchises in SA20 and International League T20, MI Cape Town and MI Emirates named their captains for the 2024 editions. Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran will be leading the MI Cape Town and MI Emirates sides respectively for the second editions of both leagues.
Cricket West Indies announced central contracts for both men and women for the period of 2023 to 2024. While there were four new inductees to the men's central contracts, three star players have declined the contract offer.
The selectors have given the vice-captaincy duty to Shai Hope. Notably, during the previous T20I series against India at home, Kyle Mayers handled the responsibility as vice-captain of the unit.
Nicholas Pooran represents Indian Premier League's side Lucknow Super Giants and featured for MI Emirates from ILT20 in 2022. He was a wild card pick for Joburg's Super Giants in the SA20 auction on Wednesday while Matthew Boast emerged as the most expensive signing.
Nicholas Pooran and Mohammad Rizwan have International commitments during the six-week window of the Big Bash League in December 2023 and January 2024.
Nicholas Pooran was adjudged the player of the match for West Indies in the second T20I in Guyana for an outstanding knock of 67 off just 40 deliveries as the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the series.
Nicholas Pooran smashed 67 off 40 to single-handedly guide West Indies to an easy two-wicket win while chasing a 153-run target.
West Indies beat India by 4 runs in a low-scoring thriller as the Men in Blue batters failed to apply themselves on a tricky surface at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba in the first T20I.
West Indies are comparatively a better team when it comes to the T20 format and one can expect a thrilling series between the two teams. Which three players India will have to be wary of. Let us know
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