Lucknow Super Giants star Nicholas Pooran is in the form of his life and the batter continued his purple patch during his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) outing against Gujarat Titans at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Pooran smashed 61 off 34 which helped the Rishabh Pant-led side to defeat the visitors by six wickets.
Pooran, who is currently the highest run-getter in IPL 2025, scoring 349 runs in six matches, refused to reveal his strategy while batting. He humorously said that if he told the technique, then bowlers would figure him out.
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I surprise myself sometimes, get the ball as close to the middle of the bat and adjust my bat-swing. If I tell you everything, then they will figure me out eventually. It's about understanding who to take down and leaving the ego away as well sometimes. It is not about hitting sixes for me, it is how I go about my innings. Getting the opportunity to bat at number 3, you need to make the play at times and consolidate at times. (on taking down Sai Kishore) I had to be brave and take my matchup on. Today I was lucky, it was the big side and I can hit it in the air and get out too, it was my matchup and today was one of the days when it came off said pooran in post match conference.
After winning against GT, LSG are currently on third spot in the points table with four wins and two losses, giving them eight points. GT has the same win-loss record and sits at number two.
While chasing 181 runs against GT, LSG sent captain Rishabh Pant to open with Aiden Markran in the absence of Mitchell Marsh, hoping that a move to the top would help the left-hander.
LSG will now face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from their seventh IPL outing which will take place on April 14 at the same venue.