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Meet Amazon Warrior : Child of Franchise cricket - ketchim - 09-10-2019
Nicholas Pooran becomes a marquee player for Guyana Amazon Warriors
At 23, with three first-class games to his name,
was sold for Rs 4.2 crore (about US$590,000) to Kings XI Punjab
batted No. 4 in a World Cup
and made his first ever professional hundred ~
Meet Amazon Warrior : Child of Franchise cricket - ketchim - 09-10-2019
"The last two years, that was a process of my development. Not every young player gets these opportunities,
but I could understand different cultures, different conditions, and learn from different people.
Two years ago I didn't know my strengths as a batsman, or my role in teams or situations.
Now I am starting to put it together.
Now I understand when I need to play a certain way, and what shots to play when, and it's working out for me.
But I didn't happen overnight.
From 20 to 23."
Meet Amazon Warrior : Child of Franchise cricket - ketchim - 09-10-2019
"In the Global T20 in Canada [2018] I got the opportunity to bat four
instead of going in the last five overs and bash[ing] it. And then I did it in CPL.
I opened the batting in T10 and then BPL at four.
And this is all in the last 12 months."
Meet Amazon Warrior : Child of Franchise cricket - ketchim - 09-10-2019
"I had a decision to make - to go to the BPL or play in the West Indies, and I chose BPL
because I wasn't sure how long my body was going to last.
Then I was suspended by CWI [for playing in the BPL].
So I started playing T20 : PSL, BPL, HK Blitz and IPL while I was banned."
A freelance cricketer was born
Meet Amazon Warrior : Child of Franchise cricket - ketchim - 09-10-2019
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Meet Amazon Warrior : Child of Franchise cricket - ketchim - 09-10-2019
That Amazon batting line up is AWESOME :
Brandon King (jamaica)
C. Hemraj (guyana)
S.Hetmyer (guyana)
N.Pooran (trinidad)
S.Rutherford (guyana)