Temperature was rising on the Wankhede Stadium as Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana and Mumbai Indians spinner Hrithik Shokeen have been seen exchanging some heated phrases throughout the IPL conflict on Sunday. It all occurred within the eighth over of the Mumbai Indians innings as Rana stepped down the wicket taking part in a giant shot agains Shokeen however was trapped by the off-spinner at mid-wicket for a simple catch.
After the wicket, Rana and Shokeen exchanged some phrases which ended up in a foul manner because the left-hander was seen fired up by the dialog. Suryakumar Yadav and Piyush Chawla have been seen calming down Nitish immediately after the pair have been seperated by MI gamers.
Shokeen stored the ball away from Rana understanding the ability he possess and after stepping out, the left-hander was trapped by the off-spinner. On the opposite hand, Venkatesh Iyer was smashing the MI bowling assault everywhere in the park. (IPL 2023: Arjun Tendulkar Makes IPL Debut For Mumbai Indians Like Father Sachin Tendulkar, WATCH Him Bowl First Ball HERE)
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Reports counsel that the pair have a historical past of not speaking with one another since taking part in for a similar workforce on the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. There is not any affirmation in regards to the historical past of Rana and Shokeen however the off-spinner is thought for his bother with umpires too within the Ranji Trophy as nicely.
Nitish Rana, who often retains a cool head was livid with Shokeen for some cause. After profitable the toss, Stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav elected to bowl first in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the Wankhede. KKR bought off to a gentle begin with Venkatesh Iyer taking the cost after Gurbaz and N Jagadeesan departed cheaply.