Nicholas Pooran last 5 innings score: What is the full form of DNB in cricket?

Dixit Bhargav
|PublishedApr 30, 2021

Nicholas Pooran last 5 innings score: What is the full form of DNB in cricket?

Nicholas Pooran last 5 innings: Punjab Kings batsman has been struggling for runs in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2021.

During the 26th match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad, Punjab Kings batsman Nicholas Pooran didn’t find an end to his woes after getting out without scoring yet another time this season.

Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the 11th over, Pooran had time on his hand to get his eye in and then play his shots. Having said that, the 25-year old player is in such a phase as nothing seems to be working for him.

Facing Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Kyle Jamieson, Pooran aimed at defending a short delivery on the off-side but ended up lobbing it into the hands of Shahbaz Ahmed at point to register a three-ball duck.

Nicholas Pooran last 5 innings: Nicholas Pooran IPL 2021 runs

In six IPL innings this season, Pooran has scored a total of 28 runs at a paltry average and strike rate of 4.66 and 84.84 respectively. In his last five innings, Pooran has returned scores of 0, 19, 0, 9 and 0.

Throughout this season, Pooran has had four ducks this season including a diamond duck against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Against defending champions Mumbai Indians in Chennai, Pooran hadn’t received the opportunity to bat. It is for the same reason that “DNB” (Did Not Bat) was written in front of his name during analysis on Star Network.

Twitter reactions on Nicholas Pooran:

4 ducks in an IPL season

Herschelle Gibbs in 2009
Mithun Manhas in 2011
Manish Pandey in 2012
Shikhar Dhawan in 2020
Nicholas Pooran in 2021*#IPL2021 #RCBvPBKS

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 30, 2021

Pooran has 0 ball duck, 1 ball duck, 2 ball duck and 3 ball duck in #IPL2021.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 30, 2021

Another wicket! Two fall quickly! Pooran is gone for a duck. Jamo gets the job done – Pooran is caught by Shahbaz. RCB! RCB! RCB! #PBKSvRCB #IPL2021

— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) April 30, 2021

Diamond duck vs SRH ✅
Golden duck vs RR ✅
Silver duck vs CSK✅
Bronze duck VS RCB ✅

Nicholas pooran has scored almost every duck possible this season now 🥲 #IPL2021 #PBKSvRCB #PBKS #RCB #Pooran pic.twitter.com/19P3JBTuef

— ISHAN (@INDIANCRIKET_18) April 30, 2021

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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