T20 World Cup 2024 : The group stage matches have ended in the T20 World Cup 2024 edition. The Super 8 matches are now going to be played from June 19 in the T20 World Cup 2024.

Meanwhile, in IPL cricket, the next captain of Lucknow Super Giants has displayed his batting prowess and played a stormy innings of 72 runs in just 14 balls. During this innings, the next captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) also achieved the record of making a historic record in T20 cricket in his name.

Nicholas Pooran played a fiery innings of 98 runs in the World Cup

Nicholas Pooran, the current vice-captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), can also become the captain of the franchise from the next IPL season. He played an innings of 98 runs in 53 balls against Afghanistan in the 40th match of the T20 World Cup 2024. During this innings, Nicholas Pooran also hit 8 sixes and 6 fours with his bat.

With the help of boundaries, Nicholas Pooran also scored 72 runs in 14 balls in this innings. With the help of this innings of Nicholas Pooran, West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 104 runs in the last group stage match of T20 World Cup 2024.

Nicholas Pooran made this historical record in his name

In the 40th group stage match of T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran robbed 36 runs in an over of Afghanistan all-rounder Azamtullah Umarzai, but what is more interesting is that Nicholas Pooran scored only 22 runs with his bat in this over, the remaining 14 runs were given by Azamtullah Umarzai as extras.

Nicholas Pooran can be chosen as the new captain of LSG

Caribbean wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran, who has played the last 2 IPL seasons for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), may be appointed by his franchise as the new captain of the team after KL Rahul is released in the IPL Auction 2025. Nicholas Pooran had earlier also taken over the captaincy of the team in the 2024 season when KL Rahul was injured.