IPL  2018: One player from each team who has performed beyond expectations so far

#4 Nitish Rana - Kolkata Knight Riders

In the two seasons that he played for Mumbai Indians, Nitish Rana bowled just a solitary over. He performed well with the bat and was crucial to MI lifting the trophy in 2017, but his caliber with the ball was unknown until recent times.

Come 2018, Nitish Rana the bowler has four wickets from 3 overs in the two matches that he bowled. In KKR's match against RCB, he took the wickets of the dangerous Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers and helped his side restrict a batting heavy RCB to a sub-par total of 176.

In the 5 matches that he played for KKR, he scored 162 runs and is in the reckoning to win orange cap this season. His clinical performances with the bat are no surprise, but it is his bowling that has surprised everyone.