Yorkshire Vikings sign Nicholas Pooran for 2020 Vitality Blast

London, Nov 6 (IANS) The Yorkshire Vikings on Wednesday confirmed the signing of West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran for next year's Vitality Blast competition.The 24-year-old Trinidadian, who played three of a planned five matches in the competition this year, will be available for the majority of the Vikings' North-Group matches in 2020, subject to international commitments."I'm very happy to be returning to Headingley for next season's T20 Blast. I really enjoyed my short stint there after the World Cup and feel I have a bit of unfinished business with the weather winning in a couple of the games I was scheduled to play in 2019," Pooran said. "I look forward to catching up with my team-mates in 2020."Pooran has amassed 2278 runs in 119 T20 matches, averaging 24.49, including 12 fifties.Yorkshire County Cricket Club's First XI Coach (Andrew Gale) rates Nicholas Pooran highly as a player and reckons he can be a match winner on his day. "We all got a glimpse of what a special player he is (last season); he is box office. In T20 cricket, you always look down the team sheet to see who can win you a game, and Pooran is a guy that can win you a game on his own."
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