The Pooran Dimension: Space, Range, and Repeated Carnage

Nicholas Pooran's T20 batting is all about space, positioning, muscle memory, and a mean bat swing. This season, he's averaging five sixes a game while leading the charts in run aggregate. He's also one of only two batters among the top 15 scorers to have hit more sixes (31) than fours (25).

"I've talked to him about needing the right space," Julian Wood, a renowned power-hitting coach, tells Cricbuzz. "If you have too much space, you lose control. Too little, and you feel restricted. But once you get that spacing right, the bat just flows through the ball."

Pooran's bat swing is so pure, and his timing of snaps with the ball is perfect. He's also great at finding the right middle-overs cure, which has been near impossible this season. His ability to see through change of pace on most occasions has also kept his shape to punish those deliveries.

Playing as a finisher before has sharpened his game against the tricks of the death. Pooran has combined his flawless spin game with the knack for hitting pace with as much aplomb. He has also been able to see through change of pace on most occasions, keeping his shape to punish those deliveries.

Since the start of 2024, Pooran has hit 218 sixes in all T20s, 94 more than the next best on the list (Klaasen). This period includes a scintillating IPL 2024 season where he hit 35 sixes on his way to 499 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 178.21.