In a shock for Cricket fans, Nicholas Pooran retired from the International Cricket with only 29 years. The former Captain of the Western Indies T20 shared the news on Instagram, and it was a big surprise. Pooran was still in great form and recently he had done well for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025, reaching 40 Sixes and scoring 524 races. It was also the six best batters in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

With the 2026 T20 World Cup not far away, Pooran’s sudden departure is a great blow to the Western Indies.

In his career, Pooran played 106 T20I games and scored 2275 races, making him the highest scorer for Western Indies in that format. On an international day, he made races of 1983 in 61 games, with an average of 39.66 and a strike rate of 99.15.

Now, let’s take a look at the three best blows from Nicholas Pooran in the International Cricket.

118 vs Sri Lanka (ODI World Cup 2019)

Nicholas Pooran played his best international tickets against Sri Lanka during the 2019 ODI World Cup in Chester Le Street. Pursuing a great goal of 339, Pooran entered into the number five for the Western Indies and scored 118 bright 103 ball races. He hit 11 limits and four six, hitting an attack rate of 114.56.

It was the top scorer of the Western Indies in that game and did everything he could, but the team still fell short of 23 races. Although the Western Indies lost, this blow is still the best posts of Pooran in the International Cricket and its highest score in white ball formats.

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98 vs Afghanistan (2024 T20i World Cup)

In the World Cup T20 2024 match against Afghanistan in Gros islet, Nicholas Pooran entered number three after the Western Indies lost their first Wickt in 22. Pooran scored 98 bright 53 balls against Afghanistan, hitting six four and eight six. His strong blow helped Western Indies to publish 218 for five in 20 overs.

It fell just below its first century T20I, but this 98 is still its highest score in T20 Internationals. In the end, the Western Indies withdrew Afghanistan by 114 and won the game for a mass margin of 104 races.

82 vs England (T20i, 2023)

In the third T20i against England in St George’s on December 16, 2023, Nicholas Pooran played a great entrance. The Western Indies were hitting first, but they had a bad start, losing their first brandon King Wickt for only eight races. Shortly after, Kyle Mayers also came out, and the team was in trouble as they lost the openers for only eight races.

Pooran entered number three and changed the game with his attack batting. He scored 82 races of only 45 balls, hitting six four and six, with an attack rate of 182.22. Their entrances helped the Western Indies reach a large total of 222 for six in their 20 overs.

At that time, it was his highest T20i score, which is now his second best. Although the Western Indies lost the game, with England chasing the goal with seven wickts in their hand, it was still one of Pooran’s best entrances in the international T20.

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