Nicholas Pooran Named MI New York Captain After Shock Retirement from International Cricket

Just a day after he surprised everyone by retiring from international cricket, Nicholas Pooran has been named the captain of MI New York for the new season of Major League Cricket. The 29-year-old announced on June 10 that he was stepping away from all formats of the game for the West Indies.

Nicholas Pooran was a key figure in helping MI New York win the first-ever Major League Cricket title. He played a stunning knock of 137* in the final against Seattle Orcas, guiding his team to victory. Before retiring from international cricket, the 29-year-old had represented West Indies in 61 One Day Internationals and 106 T20 Internationals.

"Our hero, our ledge, our skipper! Nicholas Pooran, the 29-year-old pocket dynamite, aka the MINY superstar, has been named the MI New York captain ahead of the 2025 season of the Major League Cricket," said the franchise in a media release.

Pooran in Red-Hot Form Ahead of MLC 2025 Opener

Pooran is in excellent form at the moment, having scored 524 runs at a strike rate of 196.3 for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Moreover, he hit 40 sixes, the most by any player last season.

"This left-handed wicket-keeper batter is one of the world's most feared batters going around. At the peak of his powers currently, he's all set to take us to greater glories under his leadership," added the release.

MI New York will start their campaign in the MLC on June 13 against the Texas Super Kings.

MI New York squad for MLC 2025

Nicholas Pooran, Quinton de Kock, George Linde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tajinder Singh, Kunwarjeet Singh, Sunny Patel, Heath Richards, Noshtush Kenjige, Ehsan Adil, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rushil Ugarkar, Monak Patel, Agni Chopra, Sharad Lumba

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