IPL Auction 2023: Nicholas Pooran Bought By Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) For 16 Crores

Published - 23 Dec 2022, 05:15 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:09 AM

IPL Auction 2023- Nicholas Pooran Bought By Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) For 16 Crores

Nicholas Pooran was picked by Lucknow Super Giants during IPL 2023 auction. The team spent Rs. -16 crores to buy the player in their team. Nicholas Pooran had a base price of Rs. 2 crores in the IPL 2023 auction.

Pooran is a West Indies player. He is a wicketkeeper batsman. He bats left-handed. The is the current skipper of West Indies in ODIs and T20Is and has also played in IPL seasons before.

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Nicholas Pooran Was Released By Sunrisers Hyderabad

Nicholas Pooran was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of IPL 2023 auction. He played for SRH in the last season. Playing 14 games, the left-handed batter scored 306 runs at an average of 26.06. He held a brilliant strike rate of 144+ while batting and slammed 2 half-centuries in the tournament.

Pooran played his first IPL season in the 2019 edition. So far, he has played 47 games over the last 4 IPL seasons. He has slammed 912 runs at an average of 26.06 and a strike rate of 151+. Pooran has also slammed 4 fifties in IPL with a top knock of unbeaten 64 runs.

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The West Indies player has played 52 ODIs and 72 T20Is for West Indies so far. In 52 ODIs, the left-handed batsman has smacked 1555 runs at an average of 36.16. He has also hit 1 century and 11 half-centuries for the team.

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In 72 T20Is, he has mustered 1427 runs at an average of 25.48 and a strike rate of 129+. He has also slammed 9 half-centuries in the shortest format with a top knock of 74 runs in one game. Pooran is yet to play any Test match for West Indies.