Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday named left-handed batter Nitish Rana because the group’s new skipper for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
Rana will change Shreyas Iyer, who’s more likely to bear again surgical procedure and is in peril of lacking the whole season.
KKR’s assertion was an indicator that Iyer’s possibilities of an early return to play look inconceivable in the mean time.
“…Nitish Rana would captain the side in the absence of Shreyas Iyer, who is recovering from a back injury. While we are hopeful that Shreyas will recover and participate at some stage in the IPL 2023 edition, we feel fortunate that Nitish, with the captaincy experience having led his state side in white-ball cricket and the IPL experience he has had with KKR since 2018, will do a great job,” KKR stated in an announcement.
“We are also confident that under head coach Chandrakant Pandit and the support staff, he will get all the support needed off the field, and the highly experienced leaders in the squad will provide all support that Nitish may need on the field. We wish him the best in his new role and Shreyas a full and speedy recovery,” it additional said.
Speaking on the identical, Nitish Rana stated, “KKR has been my home since 2018, and it’s an honour to lead them. This captaincy instils my belief in performing at the highest level.
“It’s a great opportunity for me to showcase my leadership skills and I will be using all my experience to not just bring the best out of me but also from my team. I also wish for a speedy recovery for Shreyas and I am looking forward to the new challenge ahead of me.” While Rana has captained Delhi in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the outcomes have been removed from encouraging for the southpaw. It is known that he can be requested to implement the technique ready by coach Pandit, who together with group boss Venky Mysore and former Mumbai Ranji stalwart Abhishek Nayar shall be calling the photographs. It could also be famous that Rana was dropped from Delhi’s Ranji Trophy squad this season on account of his poor present and inept method in red-ball cricket.
Rana has captained Delhi in 12 T20s within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with eight wins and 4 defeats.
The 29-year-old middle-order batter was purchased by KKR forward of the 2018 season and has been retained by the franchise ever since.
Rana has performed 74 matches for KKR, scoring 1744 runs at a strike price of 135.61.
KKR will open their marketing campaign towards Punjab Kings at Mohali on April 1.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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