WATCH: Nitish Rana named KKR captain; Team evaluation forward of IPL 2023

Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday named left-handed batter Nitish Rana because the workforce’s new skipper for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.

Rana will exchange Shreyas Iyer who’s more likely to bear again surgical procedure and is in peril of lacking the complete season.

KKR’s assertion was an indicator that Iyer’s possibilities of an early return to play look unbelievable 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 mentioned in a press release.

-PTI

Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com

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