31 Jul 2013DebutProfessional
Hit 54 off 24 balls on his CPL debut at 17
Aged 17, he made 54 off 24 balls with six sixes for Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel against Guyanese Amazon Warriors, who won by 19 runs.
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Nicholas Pooran’s story
A power-hitting wicketkeeper from Trinidad who went from teenage prodigy to West Indies run record-holder and MI New York leader, still setting records in MLC 2026.
2013 — 2026 · in 3 chapters- 012013–2014Teenage prodigyBorn in Couva and schooled at Naparima College, he played the CPL at 17 and hit 143 in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup quarter-final.
- 022016–2022West Indies and the IPLAfter his 2016 T20I debut he scored a World Cup hundred in 2019 and became a high-value IPL signing, fetching INR 16 crore from Lucknow.
- 032023–2026MI New York's leaderHe won the first MLC title with an unbeaten 137, passed Gayle as West Indies' T20I run leader, retired from internationals and captained MI New York to a second title, then led them to the 2026 Eliminator with a 31-ball century.
01Chapter 1 · 2013–2014
Teenage prodigy
Born in Couva and schooled at Naparima College, he played the CPL at 17 and hit 143 in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup quarter-final.
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- 201423 Feb 2014RecordYouth
143 for West Indies U19 in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final
He scored 143 and added 136 for the tenth wicket with Jerome Jones, but West Indies were all out for 208 and Australia won by five wickets. He was Man of the Match.
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02Chapter 2 · 2016–2022
West Indies and the IPL
After his 2016 T20I debut he scored a World Cup hundred in 2019 and became a high-value IPL signing, fetching INR 16 crore from Lucknow.
3 moments ▾- 201623 Sep 2016DebutInternational
Made his T20I debut for West Indies against Pakistan
He first played for the West Indies in a T20 international against Pakistan.
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First ODI hundred: 118 off 103 balls at the 2019 World Cup
He made 118 off 103 balls (11 fours, four sixes), his maiden international century, but Sri Lanka won by 23 runs.
Wikipedia - 202223 Dec 2022SigningProfessionalBig moment
Lucknow Super Giants buy him for INR 16 crore
At the Kochi auction he started at INR 2 crore and a bidding contest with Delhi Capitals ended with Lucknow paying INR 16 crore.
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03Chapter 3 · 2023–2026
MI New York's leader
He won the first MLC title with an unbeaten 137, passed Gayle as West Indies' T20I run leader, retired from internationals and captained MI New York to a second title, then led them to the 2026 Eliminator with a 31-ball century.
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Unbeaten 137 off 55 balls wins the first MLC title
In the 2023 final he made an unbeaten 137 off 55 balls, with nine fours and 13 sixes, taking MI New York to the title against Seattle Orcas with 24 balls to spare.
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Passed Chris Gayle as West Indies' top T20I run-scorer
During the 2024 T20 World Cup he moved past Gayle's 1,899 T20I runs to become West Indies' leading T20I run-scorer.
Cricket West Indies - 202510 Jun 2025ReleaseInternational
Retired from international cricket aged 29
He announced his retirement from international cricket on Instagram, after a T20I debut in 2016, an ODI debut in 2019 and a spell as white-ball captain.
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Captained MI New York to the 2025 MLC title
Named MI New York captain after Kieron Pollard, he scored 21 in the final as the team made 180/7 and beat Washington Freedom by five runs for a second title.
Outlook India - 202615 Jul 2026RecordProfessionalBig momentThat day: 1 more from teammate →
106 off 33 balls in a record 266 at the Oakland Coliseum
In the 2026 Eliminator he hit 106 off 33 balls (five fours, 13 sixes), reaching his hundred in 31 balls and his fifty in 14, as MI New York made 266/9. Washington Freedom chased 267 down in 18.4 overs, the highest successful chase in men's T20 history.
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MLC 2026 season: 33 sixes and record hundred, MI New York out
Pooran captained MI New York to fourth place (5-5, 10 points); they lost the Eliminator. He hit 33 sixes (joint second in the league) and the fastest MLC fifty (14 balls) and hundred (31). Season runs total not found.
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