Nicholas Pooran Unveils All-Time T20 XI and Top Five, Omits Dhoni and Rohit

The newly retired West Indies batter is pivoting fully to franchise cricket following a CPL title with Trinbago Knight Riders.

Overview

Pooran’s top five T20 batters are Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler, and AB de Villiers.
His all-time T20 XI features Gayle, Kohli, Buttler, de Villiers, Pooran, Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, and Lasith Malinga.
MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma do not appear in either his top-five list or his all-time XI selections.
Earlier this year he retired from international cricket at 29 to focus on global leagues, then captained Trinbago Knight Riders to the CPL title as the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer.
In rapid-fire answers he picked Chennai Super Kings as the tougher IPL opponent, vibed with Kohli’s aggression, preferred batting with Pollard, and named Kuldeep Yadav as the Indian bowler who troubles him most, with Jasprit Bumrah also cited.