Lucknow wanted an aggressive left-handed batter to follow their right-right opening pair of Mitch Marsh and Aiden Markram and the choice was between Pant and Pooran, both renowned for their six ...

When Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) retained Nicholas Pooran for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, and paid him a whopping ₹21 crore, some people might have wondered if he was worth the price.

Nicholas Pooran is a six-hitting machine. He has already hit 13 sixes in two outings in IPL 2025. Six of those came in Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) five-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).