New Delhi, Sep 13 : India left-handed batter Nitish Rana has revealed that his teammate from the Kolkata Knight Riders, fellow left-handed batter Rinku Singh, is a close friend of him , despite his initial meeting with Rinku Singh not going well.Rana who hails from Delhi was a part of in an ODI and two T20Is with India during their trip of Sri Lanka last year.
After a period of three seasons with Mumbai Indians, Rana has been part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL since the year 2018.In the IPL 2022 he scored 361 runs in 14 games at an average of 27.77 and a strike-rate of 143.82.
Nitish and Rinku were able to score the numbers of 48 and 42 when they put together an unbroken partnership of 65 for Kolkata to beat Rajasthan Royals in Match 47 of IPL 2022 by seven wickets.While the pair were among the top scorers of Kolkata in the final match of the league against Lucknow Super Giants, they missed by just two runs and missed out in the playoffs.
“Kolkata Knight Riders plays an enormous contribution to make in my cricketing life , as well as my personal life.My first encounter with Rinku was not a great experience however, now he is a huge source of inspiration for me.When we were scheduled to play the final match in the last season of KKR in the final season Rinku and I had a conversation the night before and then decided to do our best in the match (against Lucknow Super Giants),” said Rana in an audio chatroom of “CricChat Powered By Parimatch using the Sharechat app.
In discussing his profession, Nitish credited his father for his success and said that he was crying upon hearing his choice for the Sri Lanka tour.”My dad has always backed me up.I am who I am and it’s entirely due to of him.When people asked my dad about his decision to allow me to become an athlete in cricket and threw insults at him by saying that I wouldn’t be able to make a living from the field, he used to tell me that I wouldn’t let my son starve.”
Apart from being a vital element of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rana is a mainstay for Delhi in domestic cricket.”The tradition Gautam Gambhir invented to promote Delhi cricket is still unique.When I fell on an unfortunate catch, he asked me to listen to music during lunch to relax.
The cricketers of north India particularly Virat are renowned for their passion.(has) an obsession that can make anyone feel sluggish,” concluded the left-hander.
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