T20 cricket has always been considered a game of batsmen. Here when the batsman sends the ball across the boundary, the fans are very happy. Records are always broken in cricket. But now West Indies star batsman Nicholas Pooran has made a record which seems difficult to break. Nicholas is seen playing in most of the leagues of the entire cricket world. He has the ability to change the course of the match in just a few balls and score runs at a fast pace. This is the reason why all the franchises want to keep him in their team.
Played an innings of 93 runs in the Caribbean Premier League
Nicholas Pooran has been in great form for some time now and is scoring a lot of runs in the Caribbean Premier League 2024. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, he played an explosive innings of 93 runs off 43 balls against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. During this innings, he hit 6 fours and 7 sixes. Due to this, the team of Trinbago Knight Riders has been successful in winning the match. The special thing was that he remained undefeated till the end.
Hit 150 sixes in T20 cricket
By hitting 7 sixes in the match, Nicholas Pooran has completed his 150 sixes in T20 cricket in the year 2024. He became the first batsman to hit 150 sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket. No one could do this before. Chris Gayle hit 135 sixes in T20 cricket in the year 2015. Now Pooran has broken Gayle's record after 9 years and has become the new Sixer King.
Scored more than 8000 runs in T20 cricket
Nicholas Pooran has played 361 matches in T20 cricket so far and has scored a total of 8032 runs including 2 centuries. During this, he has hit 563 sixes. He is the fourth batsman to hit the most sixes in the history of T20 cricket.