
West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran has decided to retire from the international format. The 29-year-old shocked the world when he announced his decision to retire. Pooran played 106 T20I games for West Indies and scored 2275 runs with 13 fifties with an average of 26 and a strike-rate of 139.
Pooran was the top scorer for West Indies in the 20-over format. Pooran is the only batter with over 2000 runs in the format. The next best batter was Chris Gayle, who scored 1899 runs from his 79 games. Pooran was also the captain of the West Indies in this format before he decided to step down.
Here are Nicholas Pooran’s top 3 performances in T20I cricket
3. 74 not out vs Bangladesh -2022
Bangladesh played the West Indies at the Providence stadium and scored 163 on the board. Afif Hossain was the best batter with 50 while Litton Das scored 49 as the home team were set 164 runs to win. West Indies lost three early wickets and were placed at 43 for 3 at one stage. Nicholas Pooran and Kyle Mayers then added 85 for the fourth wicket to put the hosts back in control of the game. Pooran was the best batter, scoring 74 not out, which came off 39 balls with five fours and an equal number of sixes.
2. 82 vs England – 2023
West Indies and England played a five-match T20I series, which saw some high-scoring matches. The third game of the series, which was played in Grenada, saw the home team bat first and score 222 on the board. Pooran scored 82 off 45 balls with six boundaries and six huge hits beyond the fence. That, though, wasn’t enough as England chased down the target with seven wickets and a ball to spare as Phil Salt scored 109 not out.
1. 98 vs Afghanistan – 2024
Hosts West Indies played Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup game at the Gros Islet in St Lucia. West Indies batted first and scored 218 runs with Nicholas Pooran top scoring 98 not out from 53 balls with the help of six boundaries and eight huge sixes. The next best batter was Johnson Charles, who scored 43 off 27 balls with eight hits to the fence. Afghanistan were all out for 114 in the 17th over as West Indies won the game by 104 runs with Obed McCoy taking three wickets.
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