Nicholas Pooran is undoubtedly one of the most talented young wicket-keeper batters in the world of cricket. Despite his struggles in IPL in recent years, it looks like franchises still rate him very highly considering his immense potential. On Day 1 of IPL 2022 mega auction, a dramatic bidding war took place to secure the services of West Indies cricketer.
While Sunrisers Hyderabad were keen to get Pooran on board, they face a very interesting competition from KKR, who had very few funds remaining. With only Rs 20.50 crore left in purse and 7 players in squad, there was lot of work still left for the franchise with so many slots still left.
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However, much to everyone’s surprise, KKR went on to bid an amount of Rs 10.50 crore only to be saved by SRH who secured the final bid for a price of Rs 10.75 crore. If the Orange Army had not interfered, the remainder of auction could have proven to be a nightmare for Kolkata Knight Riders going ahead.
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Nicholas Pooran ❌No decent Wicketleeper batsman left for KKR to pick now, they've completely messed it up. Could have easily got Bairstow for 8 Cr#IPLMegaAuction #IPLMegaAuction2022
— 🅰️BHIJEET (@TheYorkerBall) February 12, 2022
KKR bidding for Nicholas Pooran for 10.5 crores with a purse of 20.5 crores 🤷🏻♂️. Blessing in disguise that SRH won the bid #IPLAuction
— Zafran Zahir (@zafran_z) February 12, 2022
Do Team owners watch a different #IPL? I don't understand the bid war for Nicholas Pooran? He failed so miserably for Punjab & hasn't been in form lately. #KKR bidding 10 Crs for him when they have only 20 Crs & so many slots to fill? Weird! #IPLAuction #IPL2022MegaAuction #IPL
— Pranay Mehta (@PranayMehta_PM) February 12, 2022
Bach gya KKR 🤦 Nicholas pooran for 10.75 cr??
— Abhi (+) (@IAmAbhiiiii) February 12, 2022
#kkr ready to spend 10.5cr out of 20.5cr purse for Nicholas Pooran and me shouting at the screen like
"Arrey bowling kaun karega phir" #TATAIPLAuction— abhishek (@abhishek2526) February 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/subhsays/status/1492461448030605316
Nicholas Pooran to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 10.75 cr.
Saved KKR there. What a mess it would have been. Not that Pooran isn't a good player. Just doesn't fit into their setup and they didn't have the purse either.#IPLAuction
— Prasenjiit Dey (@CricPrasen) February 12, 2022
KKR fans watching Nicholas Pooran go#IPLMegaAuction2022 #IPLAuction #IPL2022Auction #IPL2022 #IPLAuction2022 pic.twitter.com/vezY1MIZn9
— Chad GPT (@karan_chad) February 12, 2022
KKR Fans to KKR when they saw KKR bidding close to 8-10 cr for Nicholas Pooran:#TATAIPLAuction#IPLAuction #IPLMegaAuction #IPL2022Auction pic.twitter.com/AqPKuva4kJ
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) February 12, 2022
Meanwhile, Pooran is going to be a great addition to SRH side and the franchise would be hoping that the youngster can finally live up to his incredible talent in IPL 2022.
