IPL 2022: One bad season isn't going to change me as a player, says Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran has said that one bad IPL season is not going to change the player in him and he is now keen to give his 100 percent for his franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the upcoming 2022 season of the cash-rich league. The 26-year-old had a disappointing IPL 2021, where he averaged just 7.75 with the bat for Punjab Kings. However, SRH still showed faith in the attacking batter and bought him for Rs 10.75 crore in the mega auction.

"...Just because I had one bad season, it's not going to change the player I am. I am doing pretty well in international cricket and everyone sees that. For me it's about giving back to my team -- the Sunrisers have invested a lot in me and so I just want to give my all for them -- to me, it's about being the best version of myself," Pooran was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

Pooran also mentioned that he has learned a lot from the last IPL season and is a better player now. "Things like this happen; everyone goes through patches in their career. First game last year, I got a first-ball duck, then the next game, I got a second-ball duck.

Eventually, I went out to bat and didn't even face a ball, and got run out (laughs). I'm not dwelling on it too much, I believe I am a much better player now, and I learned a lot from that IPL season," he said. The left-hander was the most expensive West Indian player at this year's IPL auction.