Yorkshire re-sign Nicholas Pooran for 2020 T20 Blast

The swashbuckling West Indies batsman played three times for the county in the competition last season but will be back for the majority of the side's group-stage matches next year

Nicholas Pooran will return to Yorkshire Vikings for the 2020 T20 Blast.

The swashbuckling West Indies batsman played three times for the county in the competition last season but will be back for the majority of the side's group-stage matches next year, depending on international commitments.

Pooran, 24, averages 24.48 with a strike rate in excess of 143 across his T20 career.

"I’m very happy to be returning to Headingley for next season’s T20 Blast." he said.

"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.

"I look forward to catching up with my teammates in 2020."

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Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale said: "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.

"We saw how well he played at Leicester. I thought that he was going to get us over the line in the Roses game as well where he played really well. He showed us what he is about.

"We brought Nicholas in for what we could afford last year. With more funds available, we wanted to bring somebody in for a longer period of time. To get him for a major chunk of the competition is a big plus for us. He fitted into the dressing room really well.

"Nicholas brings you two places in the team as he keeps wicket as well. When he is on with the bat, he is as explosive as anyone in world cricket."