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Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer
Two left-handers opening the innings is a rarity. KKR can achieve that by putting both these explosive openers together.
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Nitish Rana mostly played at No. 3 for KKR last season. With this opening pair, Shreyas Iyer can then follow in at No. 3, a position he in which he played exceptionally well in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka.
Rana has blown hot and cold in the IPL. In 77 innings in the IPL, he has amassed 1820 runs at a strike rate of 132.45. KKR paid big bucks to bring him back, showing their immense confidence in him. He will be itching to repay that faith.
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