New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Nitish Rana has admitted his biggest achievement so far has been replacing Gautam Gambhir as the captain of Delhi in 2018. “If you ask me about the biggest achievement of my career, I will say it was being appointed Delhi captain. The best feeling was to see Gambhir playing his last year (of domestic cricket) while I was captain,” Nitish stated.
Nitish also spoke about playing his first year under Gambhir’s captaincy and the latter played his last domestic cricket under him. “I played my first year under him and he played his last year under me. Gambhir had said that I was the right candidate to lead Delhi. Imagine such statements coming from your idol. This had to be one of the biggest moments of my life,” Nitish told kkr.in.
He also expressed his best game for the KKR was his debut for the team. “My favourite Knight Riders match is my debut match – against RCB – when I got Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers out in one over. Made 34 too in our win. I was out that day playing a poor shot,” Nitish said.
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The left-hander also spoke about how KKR captain Dinesh Karthik advised him after a game and it helped him to become a better player. “Dinesh Karthik told me that day that if you want to be a big player, you need to finish games, and that has stayed with me. It was an important game for me, coming into a brand-new side, that performance was comforting,” he added.
Nitish will be again seen in action for KKR in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which will kick off from September 19 to November 10 in the UAE. The matches will be held across three venues – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.
