West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran on Tuesday announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend Alyssa Miguel, sharing a picture of the happy couple on his Instagram account. 

In the Instagram photo, the young cricketer is seen kneeling on one knee and placing the engagement ring on his fiancee’s finger.

“God has blessed us with a great blessing. I am glad to announce that @kathrina_miguel and I got engaged. Love you Migz. I got you,” Pooran wrote under the image.

Miguel, too, posted pictures of the moment on her Instagram account.

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11. Being loved by you is a blessing I thank God everyday for. Love you @nicholaspooran,” she wrote.

Fans and fellow cricketers flooded social media with congratulatory messages for the couple.

Pooran’s West Indies teammate Jason Holder wrote, “Man oh man. LOVE is pure! Congrats to you both.” Whereas Kieron Pollard wrote, “The professional … congrats.”

Pooran’s teammates from Kings XI Punjab – Mandeep Singh and Arshdeep Singh – sent messages in Punjabi, writing, “Congrats Nicky Paaji!”

Nicholas Pooran had a terrific IPL 2020 season in UAE recently. Playing for KXIP, he garnered 353 runs in 14 matches, turning out to be team’s third-highest run-scorer in the tournament. He was accompanied by Alyssa during the whole tour.

Now the Trinidadian-born is in New Zealand for a 3-match T20I series against the Kiwis. He will then head to Australia to join Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League season 10.