IPL 2023: 5 Teams that might pick Nicholas Pooran at auction

Nicholas Pooran has been a proven performer in the T20 circuit. He has featured in 256 games in the shortest format and amassed 4942 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 141.15. The 27-year-old has also done well in the international arena and scored 1427 runs in 72 T20Is at a strike rate of 129.02.

The wicketkeeper-batter has the ability to take the attack to the opposition right from the get-go and has dismantled top-drawer bowling line-ups with his swashbuckling stroke play. Pooran has displayed his batting might in the Indian Premier League as well and smashed 912 runs in 47 matches at a stunning strike rate of 151.24.

The West Indies batter will go under the hammer at the IPL 2023 auction and has kept himself in the INR 2 crore bracket. Pooran is a match-winner with the bat and many franchises might target him at the marquee event.

Here we look at the five teams that might pick Nicholas Pooran at auction:

5. Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants played some fantastic cricket in the 15th edition of the cash-rich league and qualified for the playoffs. LSG had a lot of positives in their debut season but a few of their T20 stars such as Manish Pandey and Evin Lewis failed to deliver the goods with the bat.

Manish made six appearances for the Lucknow franchise and could only score 88 runs at a strike rate of 110.00. Lewis, on the other hand, managed to score just 73 runs in six games. Following the mediocre performances of the ace batters, the team management decided to move past them.

With the duo released, LSG are likely to enter the auction seeking quality batters and they could look to include Pooran. The Trinidad-born has been a match-winner with the bat and has proven his mettle in the T20 circuit time and time again. Therefore, Lucknow bidding for the wicketkeeper-batter is on the cards.