debut: 2/16/17
39,428 runs
No. 16, Nicholas Pooran
If Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine are first-generation T20 legends from Trinidad and Tobago, Pooran is the next-generation short-format superstar from the region. Like his seniors, Pooran has been there and done that in every T20 league around the world.A powerful left-hand batter who has no real weakness against both pace and spin, and a safe wicketkeeper, Pooran's USP is hitting sixes on demand. In 2024 he clattered 170 sixes, 65 more than Heinrich Klaasen, the next best on the list. Nobody has hit more sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket; not even his mentor Pollard, or the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle.
In 2015, Pooran was in a car crash and the resulting injuries threatened to end his career before it had got off the ground. At one point the doctors weren't sure if he would be able to play cricket again. But after two surgeries, rehab and therapy, he miraculously returned to action after almost two years out of it, and proved his fitness by even keeping wicket.His versatility with the bat - he can slot in anywhere from No. 1 to No. 7 - makes him a dangerous player in these leagues. Throw in his keeping and leadership skills and you have a dream T20 package.
If Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine are first-generation T20 legends from Trinidad and Tobago, Pooran is the next-generation short-format superstar from the region. Like his seniors, Pooran has been there and done that in every T20 league around the world.A powerful left-hand batter who has no real weakness against both pace and spin, and a safe wicketkeeper, Pooran's USP is hitting sixes on demand. In 2024 he clattered 170 sixes, 65 more than Heinrich Klaasen, the next best on the list. Nobody has hit more sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket; not even his mentor Pollard, or the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle.
In 2015, Pooran was in a car crash and the resulting injuries threatened to end his career before it had got off the ground. At one point the doctors weren't sure if he would be able to play cricket again. But after two surgeries, rehab and therapy, he miraculously returned to action after almost two years out of it, and proved his fitness by even keeping wicket.His versatility with the bat - he can slot in anywhere from No. 1 to No. 7 - makes him a dangerous player in these leagues. Throw in his keeping and leadership skills and you have a dream T20 package.
