IPL 2022: Sunrisers Hyderabad invested a lot in me, just want to give my all for them – Nicholas Pooran

Pooran also mentioned that he has learned a lot from the last IPL season and is a better player now.

“Such things happen; Everyone goes through patches in their career. Last year in the first game, I got a duck on the first ball, then in the next game, I got a duck on the second ball. Eventually, I went out to bat and didn’t face a single ball, got run out (laughs). I am not paying much attention to it, I believe I am a much better player now and I have learned a lot from that IPL season.

The left-handed batsman was the costliest West Indies player in this year’s IPL auction.

When asked about the huge price pressure, he admitted it, and said that it is his job as a professional cricketer to perform for the team under any circumstances.

“As a professional player, sometimes I think it happens, especially when you are not doing well, the media target you, a lot of fans criticize you, so it [the fee] Definitely plays a role. But as a professional it is your job to leave that noise behind and try to perform for the team.”

The wicket-keeper batsman believes that every player has technical flaws, but for him it is more about mental thinking and clarity in his game.

“Every player has technical flaws, but for me it is more mental, there is that clarity in my game. Once I get to that clear spot, I think I’ll be fine. As you can see in my last few T20 matches, last three international series, I have started getting into that mindset, knowing what I want to do. So hopefully this continues and people stop saying that I need to keep proving myself.”

Pooran is also looking forward to working with fellow Trinidadian Brian Lara, who is SRH’s batting coach.

“Yeah, we’ve had some conversations in the recent past. When it comes to batting and how he looks at the game he’s just awesome, amazing. So yeah, looking forward to that opportunity to work with him.” ,” They said.