Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana joined his teammates on the practice session in Mumbai on Friday after his COVID-19 test studies returned negative for the second successive day. The 27-year-old had 12 days of prolonged quarantine after he examined constructive for COVID-19 on March 22, a day after his arrival in Mumbai.
Following the rules set by the BCCI, Rana stayed alone in his room till he returned two negative outcomes on the eleventh and twelfth days.
“Finally I am out now and I’m feeling absolutely fine. It was day one of my practice and I batted a bit as well. I’m happy to join my KKR team-mates today,” Rana stated in a video posted by KKR. “Please take precautions and don’t take this thing lightly. You never know what will happen next, so please take care of yourself and your family. Stay safe,” he added.Â
Rana scored 352 runs in 14 matches through the IPL 2020 season held in UAE.
In the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy One-dayers, Rana was the top-run getter for Delhi with 398 runs in seven matches at a mean of 66.33.
It stays to be seen whether or not Rana is match to play KKR’s season-opener towards Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on April 11.Â
