Nitish Rana, the left-handed batsman from Delhi, has been one of the vital cogs in the Kolkata Knight Riders line-up for the last couple of years. He has scored 300+ runs in each of the last four IPL seasons, which sums up his consistency with the bat.
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Kolkata will once again pin their hopes on this highly-rated batsman as they look to lift their third IPL trophy after 2012 and 2014. Moreover, Rana has been in superlative form in the ongoing Vijaya Hazare Trophy which will keep the Knight Riders excited.
The southpaw has smashed a century and two fifties in six matches to take Delhi into the quarterfinals of the competition. They will now face Uttar Pradesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on March 9 (Tuesday).
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Landing in the IPL sphere on the back of some serious form, Nitish Rana will be one of the front-runners to win the Orange Cap among uncapped players.
Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 11 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Ankush Das
Ankush is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda covering news, listicles, features, and exclusives. A graduate in Commerce and an accountant by qualification, Ankush followed his true calling for sports journalism, and today, has over 8 years of experience having working for the likes of Sportzwiki and Cricfit. Ankush places a very high emphasis on factual accuracy in his articles and believes in representing the true image of the story. Writing in the simplest and most easy-to-understand language possible, especially for those not well-versed with English, is one of his strengths.
Ankush, who captained his state in the National School games, is a big fan of Ravichandran Ashwin. He admires his unconventional thinking and his eagerness to keep learning despite being a legend of the game. His favorite cricket team is Australia because of their mentality and fighting spirit, and them beating India in the 2003 World Cup final left a lasting impression on him.
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