Nicholas Pooran IPL 2025 has lit up the tournament like never before. In a league where crowds usually roar for MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, or Rohit Sharma, the Lucknow crowd gave a thunderous welcome to Pooran, the new six-hitting king of the IPL.

In just 6 games, he’s hammered 31 sixes, more than entire batting units like CSK, who’ve hit only 32 in the same period. And he’s not slowing down — he smashed 87 off 36* against KKR and 61 off 34 vs Gujarat Titans, helping LSG chase 181 comfortably.

Pooran on Track to Break Gayle’s Record

Pooran’s six-hitting spree this season includes:

• 75 (30) vs Delhi Capitals – 7 sixes

• 70 (26) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 6 sixes

• 87* (36) vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 8 sixes

• 61 (34) vs Gujarat Titans – 7 sixes

If he maintains this strike, he could end with 70 sixes in the league stage, breaking Chris Gayle’s 59 sixes in 2012 — a long-standing IPL record.

Milestones Awaiting Nicholas Pooran

Pooran is closing in on three huge T20 career milestones:

• Needs just 70 runs to complete 9000 T20 runs

• Only 1 more four to complete 600 career boundaries

• Just 24 more runs to complete 300 runs at Ekana Stadium

With 8,930 runs from 363 innings and a strike rate of 150.08, Pooran is on track to join elite T20 legends like Gayle, Pollard, and Russell.

What’s Behind the Power?

In a candid interview, Pooran credited his hard work, hand-eye coordination, and years of playing wind ball cricket in Trinidad for his explosive batting. He said:

“I don’t go out looking to hit sixes, but if the ball is in my slot, I go for it.”

He also praised LSG for giving him freedom and support. Bought for ₹16 crore, the franchise trusted his style and gave him a higher batting position.

The Rise of Franchise Cricket

Pooran admits that franchise cricket is already taking over:

“It’s no longer just sport — it’s business. But fans love T20, and it pays well too.”

With his consistency, mindset, and power-hitting, Nicholas Pooran is easily one of the biggest stars of IPL 2025. The question is no longer if he’ll break records — it’s how many.