By Admin 
Before the T20 World Cup 2026, Cricket West Indies has suffered a big blow from one of its players. Star player Nicholas Pooran surprised everyone by retiring from international cricket at a young age last year. The board wants their strong player to take back his retirement and play T20 World Cup for them, but he has rejected this demand.
Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe has admitted that Nicholas Pooran was contacted. The board wanted the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026 with a strong team. Miles said, “We made every effort to ensure that the best players represent the West Indies team in the tournament. We also discussed the possibility of a comeback, but Nicholas stuck to his decision.” He also told that Puran had retired keeping the T20 World Cup 2026 in mind.
West Indies will miss Nicholas Pooran
Puran is considered one of the most lethal batsmen of T20, who is adept in delivering big hits as soon as he arrives. His fielding is also excellent. He has also impressed as a wicketkeeper. Overall a complete package, but he retired at a young age. The international cricket journey of many players has started around the age of 30, one of them is Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. But Puran said goodbye to international cricket at the age of 29.
T20 World Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka, West Indies cricket team is included in Group C. All the matches of this group will be played in India. Puran has played and is playing a lot of cricket in the Indian Premier League, he knows the pitches here very well but he will not be able to give its advantage to his national team.
Nicholas Puran plays in league cricket
Puran, who has retired from international cricket, plays in T20 leagues around the world. Seeing his form, Cricket West Indies wanted to bring him back into the team, but he did not listen to the board and gave his answer to the board. When the board also discussed the possibility of a comeback, Puran told them that he had retired keeping the T20 World Cup in mind, so there is no question of a comeback.
West Indies Cricket has not yet announced its squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. It is likely that the team will finalize its plans after the T20 series against Afghanistan.