India, June 10 -- Nicholas Pooran, a former West Indies T20I captain, stunned the cricket fraternity on Tuesday as he announced his shock retirement from international cricket at the age of 29. The left-handed batter, who was recently seen in action for the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, posted a statement on Instagram confirming his decision. Describing the decision as "difficult", Pooran said that getting the chance to lead the team was a "privilege" for him.

Pooran ended his international career after playing 61 T20Is and 106 ODIs and scoring more than 4000 runs across the two formats.

It must be mentioned that the batter's call to step away from international cricket comes days after he requeste...