Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on Monday (June 10, 2025).
Pooran, 29, made the announcement on Instagram.
“Wearing that maroon, standing for the anthem, and giving everything I had each time I stepped on the field… it’s hard to put into words what that truly means to me,” he wrote. “To have led the team as captain is a privilege I will always hold close to my heart.”
Pooran was suspended briefly in late 2019 after admitting to ball-tampering in opposition to Afghanistan, and overcame that to be named West Indies T20 vice-captain about 18 months later for a tour by Australia. But he grew to become captain when Kieron Pollard couldn’t play, and led the workforce to a 4-1 sequence win.
In 2022, he was named the everlasting white-ball captain and took the workforce to that yr’s T20 World Cup in Australia, however in fallout from a first-round elimination he resigned.
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West Indian Nicholas Pooran proclaims his retirement from international cricket at the age of 29 which introduced shock waves round cricketing circles.
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Announcing his retirement on Instagram, Pooran mentioned “Wearing that maroon, standing for the anthem, and giving everything I had each time I stepped on the field… it’s hard to put into words what that truly means to me,” he wrote. “To have led the team as captain is a privilege I will always hold close to my heart.”
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Nicholas Pooran was suspended briefly in late 2019 after admitting to ball-tampering in opposition to Afghanistan, and overcame that to be named West Indies T20 vice-captain about 18 months later for a tour by Australia. But he grew to become captain when Kieron Pollard couldn’t play, and led the workforce to a 4-1 sequence win.
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Nicholas Pooran starred when the West Indies hosted the T20 World Cup final yr, overtaking Chris Gayle because the workforce’s all-time main scorer, and hitting his highest T20 rating, 98 in opposition to Afghanistan.
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Nicholas Pooran has not represented his nation within the Tests, however has performed 61 ODIs scoring 1,983 runs at a median of 39.66 with three centuries at a strike fee of 99.15. He additionally has represented in 106 T20 internationals scoring 2275 runs at a median of 26.14 with 98 being his highest rating. His strike fee in T20Is is 136.39. He has additionally taken 6 wickets in ODIs.
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Cricket West Indies praised Pooran as a game-changer, and with “sincere gratitude and appreciation … for his outstanding contributions. His performances on the field and influence within the team have made a lasting impact on West Indies cricket.”
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Representing Lucknow Super Giants within the simply concluded IPL, Nicholas Pooran has hit probably the most variety of sixes within the tournamnet viz. 40.
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Though it isn’t instantly identified whether or not Nicholas Pooran will likely be representing within the franchises he has signed for, he has performed 398 T20s and has scored 9166 runs at a median of 29.47 with three centuries with a wholesome strike fee of 150.53
Published – June 10, 2025 09:43 am IST
