KKR Captain: Kolkata Knight Riders made Nitish Rana the captain. Before the start of season 16 of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed Nitish Rana as its new captain.
Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of this season due to a back injury:-
At the same time, Nitish has been made the captain in place of Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of this season due to a back injury.
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At the same time, KKR gave its information through social media. KKR tweeted and wrote, “Official statement.”
Iyer who is currently suffering from a back injury:-
Also, KKR shared Nitish Rana’s picture on which it was written that, today we choose Nitish Rana as our captain in the absence of Shreyas Iyer who is currently suffering from a back injury. At the same time, we hope that Iyer recovers for the second phase of IPL.
Nitish Rana has been associated with KKR since 2018. However, earlier the names of Shardul Thakur, Narine and Russell were surfacing as captains.
But the franchise has entrusted him with the responsibility of captaincy, expressing confidence in the Indian batsman. This is the first time that Nitish will be seen leading a team in the IPL for the first time.
IPL career of Nitish Rana:-
Nitish started his IPL career in 2016 with the Mumbai Indians team. In his second season itself, Rana grabbed everyone’s attention by scoring over 300 runs.
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However, before the 2018 mega auction, KKR signed Nitish Rana. After that Rana has played five seasons for the franchise.
