IPL 2023: Veteran KKR batter, Nitish Rana is about to guide the Kolkata franchise within the sixteenth version of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 29-year-old will change injured Shreyas Iyer who’s recovering from a again damage and is more likely to be sidelined for a minimum of half of the IPL 2023 season.
This isn’t the primary time Nitish will lead a cricket crew. Rana was named captain of the Delhi Ranji crew in November 2018. New coach Chandrakant Pandit was all reward for the left-handed batter as captain and he even mentioned that Rana for him ticks all of the packing containers as the brand new KKR skipper. (IPL 2023: ‘Arrogant And Cocky,’ AB de Villiers Reveals Shocking First Impression Of Virat Kohli)
When requested about how he feels about taking the captaincy position Rana mentioned, “Responsibility is there but I like to take that responsibility. It is very unfortunate for the team that Shreyas Iyer got injured and obviously, he will be missed. However, overall if we keep that aside, the team looks very strong on paper and I am confident we will do well this season.” (Big Blow For MS Dhoni’s CSK, Ben Stokes Will Not Bowl In First Few Matches Of IPL 2023)
Rana was additionally requested as his idol as a captain with the point out of names like MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and extra, to which he replied, “I don’t follow anyone because I think I will lose myself and I want to do it my way.”
“I have played under great leaders like Shreyas, Gautam Bhaiya, Eoin Morgan and more, it is a privilege. I haven’t played under Sourav Ganguly but all the world knows how much good he has done for the country and KKR.”
“We hope that Shreyas Iyer will be coming back soon, just like Nitish said that it is unfortunate and his presence will make a lot of difference whether he is here or not,” mentioned coach Chandrakant Pandit on KKR lacking their common skipper Shreyas Iyer.
