IPL 2023: 5 Teams that might pick Nicholas Pooran at auction
Nicholas Pooran has been a proven performer in the shortest format of the game.
4. Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad had a dismal campaign in the 2022 season of the lucrative T20 tournament and finished the league stage at the eighth position with six wins in 14 games. In a bid to revamp their squad, the Hyderabad franchise let go of 12 players, which surprisingly included Pooran.
SRH went hammer and tongs to sign the 27-year-old at the 2022 mega auction and acquired him at a whopping sum of INR 10.75 crore. Pooran did a decent job with the bat and smashed 306 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 144.34. Thus, it came as a shock when the West Indies batter was released from the team.
However, Hyderabad’s ploy to part ways with Pooran could be due to his hefty price tag. And if the wicketkeeper-batter is available at an affordable price, SRH might raise their paddle to sign him at the IPL 2023 auction.
Moreover, the 27-year-old has been in good nick of late, having smashed 345 runs in 10 games at the Abu Dhabi T10 League, that too at a stunning strike rate of 234.69. Thus, the Hyderabad franchise could be tempted to reinvest in him for the upcoming season.
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