IPL 2025: Nicholas Pooran has had an eventful IPL career. Pooran made his IPL debut in 2019 with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), who bought him for Rs 4.2 crore. He had a mixed first season but showed his potential in the 2020 season, scoring 353 runs at a strike rate of 170. In IPL 2023, Pooran was picked by LSG for Rs 16 crore. The Southpaw was then retained for the last concluded edition. Ahead of the IPL retention deadline, let us check out how much LSG is likely to pay Nicholas Pooran for the upcoming season.
Nicholas Pooran IPL salary
As per reports, LSG are set to include Nicholas Pooran as their prime retention at Rs 18 crore. Known for his hard-hitting prowess, Pooran tallied 499 runs in IPL 2024, leading from the front during Rahul’s brief injury absence. With international captaincy experience for the West Indies, Pooran’s leadership qualities could provide LSG with a fresh perspective. Apart from Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, and Ravi Bishnoi are two other prime contenders for the LSG retention list.
Nicholas Pooran IPL stats
| IPL Season | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 499 | 75 | 62.38 | 178.21. | 0 | 3 | 35 | 36 |
| 2023 | 15 | 358 | 62 | 29.83 | 172.95. | 0 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 2022 | 14 | 306 | 64* | 38.25 | 144.34. | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 2021 | 12 | 85 | 32 | 7.72. | 111.84. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 14 | 353 | 77 | 35.30. | 169.71. | 0 | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| 2019 | 7 | 168 | 48 | 28.00. | 157.00. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
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