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Happy Birthday Nitish Rana; IPL’s Most Under-rated Player in the History 

Happy Birthday Nitish Rana 

The under-rated player turns 29 today, he classy batsman to watch when he is at his best

Happy Birthday Nitish Rana: Nitish Rana was born on December 27, 1993. He is a cricketer from India who represents Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and Delhi in domestic play (IPL). He bats with his left hand and occasionally bowls off-spin. 

When Gautam Gambhir was forced to resign as Delhi’s captain in November 2018, he took over his role as skipper. In July 2021, he made his debut for India abroad.

Nitish Rana’s International Career 

Rana was selected for both the ODI and T20I teams by India in June 2021 in preparation for their series against Sri Lanka. On July 23, 2021, he played his first ODI for India against Sri Lanka. 

The sad part is that on his debut, he made 7 runs off 14 balls. On July 28, 2021, he played in his first T20I match against India against Sri Lanka.

His Incredible Record at the Domestic level 

In Delhi’s march to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semi-finals in 2015–16, he scored 299 runs and smashed 21 sixes. Highest runs scored by a batsman in the competition. In the match versus Andhra, 97 runs in 40 balls represented eight of the 21 sixes.

Early Start of his Career 

In the 2012–13 season, Rana made his List A and Twenty20 debuts for Delhi. However, he didn’t play his first Ranji Trophy game until the 2015–16 campaign. His first appearance at the first-class convention was impressive.

Against Vidarbha, he immediately hit a half-century after dismissing Wasim Jaffer for nothing. and finished the session with 557 runs at 50.63, including a century and three fifty-sevens, to become Delhi’s top run scorer.

Birthday Special: Top Five IPL Knocks of Nitish Rana

  1. 85* runs from 46 balls against RCB in 2019
  2. 70 runs from 36 balls against GL in 2016
  3. 62* runs from 34 balls against KXIP in 2017
  4. 63 runs from 34 balls against KXIP in 2019
  5. 68 runs from 47 balls against SRH in 2019

Made for the Indian Premier League 

Nitish Rana has played successfully for Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, and his IPL performance has made him a well-known left-handed batter with a promising future.

The Delhi batsman’s game is excellently suited for T20, as evidenced by this list of the top 5 Best Batting Performances of Nitish Rana in IPL, which highlights both his ability to rotate the strike and hit big blows.

Birthday Wishes for Nitish Rana 

On this significant day, let’s all come together to wish Delhi-based batsman Nitish Rana a very happy birthday. He has our best wishes for success, as well as for the security and well-being of his family.

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