Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ record holder in T20s, retires from international cricket
The Hindu
Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ record holder in T20s, retires from international cricket
Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on Monday (June 10, 2025).
Pooran, 29, made the announcement on Instagram.
“Wearing that maroon, standing for the anthem, and giving everything I had each time I stepped on the field... it’s hard to put into words what that truly means to me,” he wrote. “To have led the team as captain is a privilege I will always hold close to my heart.”
Pooran was suspended briefly in late 2019 after admitting to ball-tampering against Afghanistan, and overcame that to be named West Indies T20 vice-captain about 18 months later for a tour by Australia. But he became captain when Kieron Pollard couldn’t play, and led the team to a 4-1 series win.
In 2022, he was named the permanent white-ball captain and took the team to that year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, but in fallout from a first-round elimination he resigned.
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