IPL’s motto states, “Where talent meets opportunity.” It is true for many players, who have catapulted their careers through the biggest T20 league in the world – <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a>. But a few players have not yet utilized the opportunity to their full potential despite being called ‘the next big thing’ for their respective national teams. One such example is the West Indies’ star player Nicholas Pooran. The Trinidadian wicketkeeper-batter has been a mainstay for the national team since 2016, but his IPL career has been quite a topsy-turvy ride. The 2020 IPL was a fruitful season for Pooran in which he scored a total of 353 runs in the 14 matches and smashed 25 sixes in all. On the contrary, In IPL 2021, Nicholas Pooran was a downright failure as he scored only 85 runs in 12 matches.&nbsp;

There’s no doubt about Pooran’s capabilities. He has a decent T20 record but his inconsistency has been an issue to everyone’s astonishment he was picked by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2022 IPL auction for a giant price tag of INR 10.75 crores notwithstanding his poor display in the previous season. Speaking of this season, Pooran has been playing the role of a finisher sensibly along with Aiden Markram. He has scored a total of 116 runs from seven innings which include four not-out knocks. Amidst the uncertain prospect of Pooran there hangs a question that, whether a better buy would have been possible instead of Pooran? So here are three players SRH could have picked instead of Pooran.

3 players SRH could have picked instead of Nicholas Pooran

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-621253" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Dinesh-Karthik.jpg" alt="Dinesh Karthik" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-621253" class="wp-caption-text">Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

The man about whom everyone is talking. Yes, it is Dinesh Karthik. In the absence of the RCB’s most valuable asset AB de Villiers, Karthik’s defiant heroics were the most talked-about aspect in the first half of the season. He has finished games with sheer consistency and steadied RCB’s sinking ship more than once in this season so far. He has scored a total of 216 runs in nine matches with an incredible average of 72.00 and an astonishing strike rate of 198.17.

The intent of getting back into the Indian squad and playing the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a> has reflected in the way he is hitting the ball and that has in turn helped RCB a great deal as of yet. Royal Challengers Banglore bought Dinesh Kartik at half the price Sunrisers Hyderabad paid for Nicholas Pooran. There are some distinct parallels between Karthik and Pooran such as both of them a play in the middle order, both are wicket-keepers of their respective sides and have the duty to finish the games but what makes Karthik a better prospect than Pooran is the years of experience, his current form and the intent with which he has been batting in this season.&nbsp;

So this is certainly a no-brainer when we think of a player Sunrisers should have bought instead of Nicholas Pooran. The numbers tell us the same story as well and as experience also counts in T20s, Dinesh Kartik seems someone who would have been a better choice than the West Indian for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in hindsight.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-626336" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shimron-Hetmyer3.jpg" alt="Shimron Hetmyer" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-626336" class="wp-caption-text">Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

Pooran’s fellow West Indian mate, Shimron Hetmyer like himself, is a talented batsman. Shimron has been playing international cricket since 2017. He is a top-order batsman with strong power-hitting abilities. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals for a high-end price of INR 8.50 crore. The southpaw has justified with some crucial knocks that assisted the Royals to cross the finishing line a few times this season so far. He has scored a total of 227 runs in the eight matches with a healthy average of 56.75 and a stunning strike rate of 171.97. He has chipped in with some vital knocks and a match-winning knock of 59 runs in 36 balls against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-3-benched-lsg-players-who-deserve-a-chance-in-the-playing-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lucknow Super Giants</a>.

To make comparisons is not an ideal way to judge someone’s capabilities but to make a case for why Hetmyer would have been a better deal than Nicholas Pooran for Sunrisers Hyderabad, there are a few parallels here, both are aggressive power-hitting batters, they both comprise finishing abilities, both are athletic fielders but why Shimron seems a better choice is because he has that never-give-up positive flair in his batting approach.

Not that Nicholas Pooran is an inferior player but the way he has been playing this season seems a bit subdued and against his natural game which is mirrored by his strike rate of 120.83. Shimron Hetmyer’s price and the value he put forth this season is an important factor to uphold the suggestion that Shimron would have been an excellent choice over Nicholas Pooran.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-625055" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tewatia.jpg" alt="Rahul Tewatia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-625055" class="wp-caption-text">Rahul Tewatia. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

The man who doesn’t cease to deliver miracles time and again has lit up the IPL 2022 season as well. The X-factor of finishing games consistently has made him a star of the IPL. The Haryana-born bowling all-rounder has played some breathtaking innings to take his side to glory on numerous occasions in his IPL career. This year has also been no different as the all-rounder has clinched victory from difficult situations for his franchise – <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/he-is-the-real-deal-umran-malik-wreaks-havoc-against-gujarat-titans-with-his-five-wicket-haul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gujarat Titans</a> more than once.&nbsp;Tewatia was bought by the brand new franchise Gujarat Titans for a humongous INR 9 crores.

In this year’s edition, he has been used as a proper batting all-rounder as the Titans seem a bowling heavy side and lack batting depth. Many fans and ex-cricketers thought the price that was paid for his services by the franchise was more than necessary but he has proved all the critics wrong with some extra-ordinary finishing when it needed the most. Although if compared to Pooran, he is not a proper technical batsman per se, his abilities to read the game situation and improvise accordingly make him a valuable asset.&nbsp;

He is a bowling allrounder which means he has got the bowling talent as well and we have seen him using this talent for his previous franchise – Rajasthan Royals to a greater extent as well. So all in all, comparisons are not the right way to analyze players, nevertheless, Gujarat Titans bagged him for a crore and 75 lakhs less than Nicholas Pooran’s price i.e. 10.75 crores substantiates his name in this list for sure.

IPL’s motto states, “Where talent meets opportunity.” It is true for many players, who have catapulted their careers through the biggest T20 league in the world – <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a>. But a few players have not yet utilized the opportunity to their full potential despite being called ‘the next big thing’ for their respective national teams. One such example is the West Indies’ star player Nicholas Pooran. The Trinidadian wicketkeeper-batter has been a mainstay for the national team since 2016, but his IPL career has been quite a topsy-turvy ride. The 2020 IPL was a fruitful season for Pooran in which he scored a total of 353 runs in the 14 matches and smashed 25 sixes in all. On the contrary, In IPL 2021, Nicholas Pooran was a downright failure as he scored only 85 runs in 12 matches.&nbsp;
There’s no doubt about Pooran’s capabilities. He has a decent T20 record but his inconsistency has been an issue to everyone’s astonishment he was picked by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2022 IPL auction for a giant price tag of INR 10.75 crores notwithstanding his poor display in the previous season. Speaking of this season, Pooran has been playing the role of a finisher sensibly along with Aiden Markram. He has scored a total of 116 runs from seven innings which include four not-out knocks. Amidst the uncertain prospect of Pooran there hangs a question that, whether a better buy would have been possible instead of Pooran? So here are three players SRH could have picked instead of Pooran.
<h3>3 players SRH could have picked instead of Nicholas Pooran</h3>
<h3>1. Dinesh Karthik</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-621253" class="wp-caption-text">Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>
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The man about whom everyone is talking. Yes, it is Dinesh Karthik. In the absence of the RCB’s most valuable asset AB de Villiers, Karthik’s defiant heroics were the most talked-about aspect in the first half of the season. He has finished games with sheer consistency and steadied RCB’s sinking ship more than once in this season so far. He has scored a total of 216 runs in nine matches with an incredible average of 72.00 and an astonishing strike rate of 198.17.
The intent of getting back into the Indian squad and playing the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a> has reflected in the way he is hitting the ball and that has in turn helped RCB a great deal as of yet. Royal Challengers Banglore bought Dinesh Kartik at half the price Sunrisers Hyderabad paid for Nicholas Pooran. There are some distinct parallels between Karthik and Pooran such as both of them a play in the middle order, both are wicket-keepers of their respective sides and have the duty to finish the games but what makes Karthik a better prospect than Pooran is the years of experience, his current form and the intent with which he has been batting in this season.&nbsp;
So this is certainly a no-brainer when we think of a player Sunrisers should have bought instead of Nicholas Pooran. The numbers tell us the same story as well and as experience also counts in T20s, Dinesh Kartik seems someone who would have been a better choice than the West Indian for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in hindsight.

<h3>2. Shimron Hetmyer</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-626336" class="wp-caption-text">Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>
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Pooran’s fellow West Indian mate, Shimron Hetmyer like himself, is a talented batsman. Shimron has been playing international cricket since 2017. He is a top-order batsman with strong power-hitting abilities. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals for a high-end price of INR 8.50 crore. The southpaw has justified with some crucial knocks that assisted the Royals to cross the finishing line a few times this season so far. He has scored a total of 227 runs in the eight matches with a healthy average of 56.75 and a stunning strike rate of 171.97. He has chipped in with some vital knocks and a match-winning knock of 59 runs in 36 balls against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-3-benched-lsg-players-who-deserve-a-chance-in-the-playing-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lucknow Super Giants</a>.
To make comparisons is not an ideal way to judge someone’s capabilities but to make a case for why Hetmyer would have been a better deal than Nicholas Pooran for Sunrisers Hyderabad, there are a few parallels here, both are aggressive power-hitting batters, they both comprise finishing abilities, both are athletic fielders but why Shimron seems a better choice is because he has that never-give-up positive flair in his batting approach.
Not that Nicholas Pooran is an inferior player but the way he has been playing this season seems a bit subdued and against his natural game which is mirrored by his strike rate of 120.83. Shimron Hetmyer’s price and the value he put forth this season is an important factor to uphold the suggestion that Shimron would have been an excellent choice over Nicholas Pooran.

<h3>3. Rahul Tewatia&nbsp;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_625055" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-625055" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-625055" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tewatia.jpg" alt="Rahul Tewatia" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-625055" class="wp-caption-text">Rahul Tewatia. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>
</figure>
The man who doesn’t cease to deliver miracles time and again has lit up the IPL 2022 season as well. The X-factor of finishing games consistently has made him a star of the IPL. The Haryana-born bowling all-rounder has played some breathtaking innings to take his side to glory on numerous occasions in his IPL career. This year has also been no different as the all-rounder has clinched victory from difficult situations for his franchise – <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/he-is-the-real-deal-umran-malik-wreaks-havoc-against-gujarat-titans-with-his-five-wicket-haul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gujarat Titans</a> more than once.&nbsp;Tewatia was bought by the brand new franchise Gujarat Titans for a humongous INR 9 crores.
In this year’s edition, he has been used as a proper batting all-rounder as the Titans seem a bowling heavy side and lack batting depth. Many fans and ex-cricketers thought the price that was paid for his services by the franchise was more than necessary but he has proved all the critics wrong with some extra-ordinary finishing when it needed the most. Although if compared to Pooran, he is not a proper technical batsman per se, his abilities to read the game situation and improvise accordingly make him a valuable asset.&nbsp;
He is a bowling allrounder which means he has got the bowling talent as well and we have seen him using this talent for his previous franchise – Rajasthan Royals to a greater extent as well. So all in all, comparisons are not the right way to analyze players, nevertheless, Gujarat Titans bagged him for a crore and 75 lakhs less than Nicholas Pooran’s price i.e. 10.75 crores substantiates his name in this list for sure.
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IPL’s motto states, “Where talent meets opportunity.” It is true for many players, who have catapulted their careers through the biggest T20 league in the world – <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a>. But a few players have not yet utilized the opportunity to their full potential despite being called ‘the next big thing’ for their respective national teams. One such example is the West Indies’ star player Nicholas Pooran. The Trinidadian wicketkeeper-batter has been a mainstay for the national team since 2016, but his IPL career has been quite a topsy-turvy ride. The 2020 IPL was a fruitful season for Pooran in which he scored a total of 353 runs in the 14 matches and smashed 25 sixes in all. On the contrary, In IPL 2021, Nicholas Pooran was a downright failure as he scored only 85 runs in 12 matches.&nbsp;
There’s no doubt about Pooran’s capabilities. He has a decent T20 record but his inconsistency has been an issue to everyone’s astonishment he was picked by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2022 IPL auction for a giant price tag of INR 10.75 crores notwithstanding his poor display in the previous season. Speaking of this season, Pooran has been playing the role of a finisher sensibly along with Aiden Markram. He has scored a total of 116 runs from seven innings which include four not-out knocks. Amidst the uncertain prospect of Pooran there hangs a question that, whether a better buy would have been possible instead of Pooran? So here are three players SRH could have picked instead of Pooran.
<h3>3 players SRH could have picked instead of Nicholas Pooran</h3>
<h3>1. Dinesh Karthik</h3>
<figure id="attachment_621253" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-621253" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-621253" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Dinesh-Karthik.jpg" alt="Dinesh Karthik" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-621253" class="wp-caption-text">Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>
</figure>
The man about whom everyone is talking. Yes, it is Dinesh Karthik. In the absence of the RCB’s most valuable asset AB de Villiers, Karthik’s defiant heroics were the most talked-about aspect in the first half of the season. He has finished games with sheer consistency and steadied RCB’s sinking ship more than once in this season so far. He has scored a total of 216 runs in nine matches with an incredible average of 72.00 and an astonishing strike rate of 198.17.
The intent of getting back into the Indian squad and playing the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a> has reflected in the way he is hitting the ball and that has in turn helped RCB a great deal as of yet. Royal Challengers Banglore bought Dinesh Kartik at half the price Sunrisers Hyderabad paid for Nicholas Pooran. There are some distinct parallels between Karthik and Pooran such as both of them a play in the middle order, both are wicket-keepers of their respective sides and have the duty to finish the games but what makes Karthik a better prospect than Pooran is the years of experience, his current form and the intent with which he has been batting in this season.&nbsp;
So this is certainly a no-brainer when we think of a player Sunrisers should have bought instead of Nicholas Pooran. The numbers tell us the same story as well and as experience also counts in T20s, Dinesh Kartik seems someone who would have been a better choice than the West Indian for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in hindsight.

<h3>2. Shimron Hetmyer</h3>
<figure id="attachment_626336" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-626336" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-626336" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shimron-Hetmyer3.jpg" alt="Shimron Hetmyer" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-626336" class="wp-caption-text">Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>
</figure>
Pooran’s fellow West Indian mate, Shimron Hetmyer like himself, is a talented batsman. Shimron has been playing international cricket since 2017. He is a top-order batsman with strong power-hitting abilities. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals for a high-end price of INR 8.50 crore. The southpaw has justified with some crucial knocks that assisted the Royals to cross the finishing line a few times this season so far. He has scored a total of 227 runs in the eight matches with a healthy average of 56.75 and a stunning strike rate of 171.97. He has chipped in with some vital knocks and a match-winning knock of 59 runs in 36 balls against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-3-benched-lsg-players-who-deserve-a-chance-in-the-playing-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lucknow Super Giants</a>.
To make comparisons is not an ideal way to judge someone’s capabilities but to make a case for why Hetmyer would have been a better deal than Nicholas Pooran for Sunrisers Hyderabad, there are a few parallels here, both are aggressive power-hitting batters, they both comprise finishing abilities, both are athletic fielders but why Shimron seems a better choice is because he has that never-give-up positive flair in his batting approach.
Not that Nicholas Pooran is an inferior player but the way he has been playing this season seems a bit subdued and against his natural game which is mirrored by his strike rate of 120.83. Shimron Hetmyer’s price and the value he put forth this season is an important factor to uphold the suggestion that Shimron would have been an excellent choice over Nicholas Pooran.

<h3>3. Rahul Tewatia&nbsp;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_625055" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-625055" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-625055" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Tewatia.jpg" alt="Rahul Tewatia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-625055" class="wp-caption-text">Rahul Tewatia. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>
</figure>
The man who doesn’t cease to deliver miracles time and again has lit up the IPL 2022 season as well. The X-factor of finishing games consistently has made him a star of the IPL. The Haryana-born bowling all-rounder has played some breathtaking innings to take his side to glory on numerous occasions in his IPL career. This year has also been no different as the all-rounder has clinched victory from difficult situations for his franchise – <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/he-is-the-real-deal-umran-malik-wreaks-havoc-against-gujarat-titans-with-his-five-wicket-haul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gujarat Titans</a> more than once.&nbsp;Tewatia was bought by the brand new franchise Gujarat Titans for a humongous INR 9 crores.
In this year’s edition, he has been used as a proper batting all-rounder as the Titans seem a bowling heavy side and lack batting depth. Many fans and ex-cricketers thought the price that was paid for his services by the franchise was more than necessary but he has proved all the critics wrong with some extra-ordinary finishing when it needed the most. Although if compared to Pooran, he is not a proper technical batsman per se, his abilities to read the game situation and improvise accordingly make him a valuable asset.&nbsp;
He is a bowling allrounder which means he has got the bowling talent as well and we have seen him using this talent for his previous franchise – Rajasthan Royals to a greater extent as well. So all in all, comparisons are not the right way to analyze players, nevertheless, Gujarat Titans bagged him for a crore and 75 lakhs less than Nicholas Pooran’s price i.e. 10.75 crores substantiates his name in this list for sure.
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IPL’s motto states, “Where talent meets opportunity.” It is true for many players, who have catapulted their careers through the biggest T20 league in the world – IPL. But a few players have not yet u

N Pooran scored a total of 116 runs from seven innings

Nicholas Pooran scored a total of 116 runs from seven innings in IPL 2022 so far

In this article, we take a look at three players Sunrisers Hyderabad could have picked instead of Nicholas Pooran.