Nicholas Pooran shows severe blows received by Arshdeep Singh & Brandon King

India lost three matches in a five-match T20I series as West Indies bagged the trophy by a 3-2 margin. There were many standout performances from the West Indies team during the series as the likes of Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder stood out at various stages but Nicholas Pooran was a decisive factor as he scored 176 runs at an average of 35.20 and a strike rate of 141.94. In fact, no other batter from either team scored more runs than the wicketkeeper-batter.

In the fifth T20I, chasing 166 for a series win in Lauderhill, Pooran scored an impactful 47 off 35 balls to help his team win in a canter. However, during the knock, the southpaw was hit on the abdomen by a delivery from Arshdeep Singh. Also, Brandon King’s bludgeoning stroke off Kuldeep Yadav in the fifth over hit Pooran on his forearm. The former West Indies captain posted a picture of his wounds of war on social media.

“The after effects thank you brandon king and arsdeep,” Pooran wrote as the caption for the image on his ‘X’ handle. The 27-year-old was deservingly handed the Player of the Series award for his fabulous returns during the series.