Nitish Rana is an accomplished middle-order batter from Delhi. Nitish Rana was first picked up by Mumbai Indians in 2015. The year Mumbai Indians won their second IPL title. However, he did not play any matches in his first IPL season. Nitish Rana got a breakthrough in 2016. Nitish Rana made his debut against Royal Challengers Banglore playing a match in Chinnaswamy, Banglore. Rana had a decent season playing for Mumbai Indians making 104 runs with an average of 34.66. In 2017, Nitish Rana was a part of the squad of the third IPL winner team Mumbai Indians. He made 333 runs in that season with three half-centuries.
Nitish Rana moved to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 after he was bought by the team for INR 3.4 crore. Moreover, Rana has been a valuable player for Kolkata Knight Riders, scoring 333 runs in 13 matches. Since then, he has consistently excelled in his power and talent, making him an important player for the team. Rana has played many match-winning knocks. The thing he lacks in himself as a batter is an ability to convert the starts.
Nitish Rana was released from the KKR ahead of the 2022 IPL Mega Auction. He was again bought back into the team in the 2022 IPL Mega Auction for INR 8.00 Crore. Nitish Rana also played the role of Captain in the 2023 IPL in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. With Shreyas Iyer coming back to the team, Nitish Rana will be the Vice Captain and Shreyas Iyer Captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Full Name | Nitish Rana |
Date of Birth | 27 December, 1996 |
Nationality, Hometown | Indian, Delhi |
Debut Year in IPL | 2016 |
Teams Played | Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders |
Current Team | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Batting Style | Left-handed |
Bowling Style | Right-arm off-break |
Nitish Rana IPL Salary
Nitish Rana started his IPL journey with Mumbai Indians in 2015. Mumbai Indians picked him up for INR 10 lakh. He was part of two IPL-winning seasons of Mumbai Indians in 2015 and 2017. IKolkata Knight Riders purchased him for INR 3.4 crore in 2018. Kolkata Knight Riders retained Nitish Rana for the same price value till 2022. Kolkata Knight Riders released Nitish Rana ahead of the 2022 IPL auction.Team Kolkata Knight Riders bought him again in the auction bidding the value of INR 8.0 crore. Nitish Rana got the same salary in 2023 as well. Kolkata Knight Riders have retained him for the same price value of INR 8.0 crore for the 2024 IPL season.
YEAR | SALARY | TEAM |
---|---|---|
2015 | 10,00,000 | Mumbai Indians |
2016 | 10,00,000 | Mumbai Indians |
2017 | 10,00,000 | Mumbai Indians |
2018 | 3,40,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2019 | 3,40,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2020 | 3,40,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2021 | 3,40,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2022 | 8,00,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2023 | 8,00,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2024 | 8,00,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Nitish Rana IPL Stats
Batting
YEAR | TEAM | MAT | RUNS | HS | AVG | SR | 100 | 50 |
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2023 | MI | 14 | 413 | 75 | 31.77 | 140.96 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | MI | 14 | 361 | 57 | 27.77 | 143.82 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | KKR | 17 | 383 | 80 | 29.46 | 121.97 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | KKR | 14 | 352 | 87 | 25.14 | 138.58 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | KKR | 14 | 344 | 85* | 34.40 | 146.38 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | KKR | 15 | 304 | 59 | 23.38 | 131.03 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | MI | 13 | 333 | 62* | 30.27 | 126.13 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | MI | 4 | 104 | 70 | 34.66 | 138.66 | 0 | 1 |
Bowling
YEAR | TEAM | MAT | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
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2023 | MI | 14 | 3 | 2/17 | 25.00 | 8.49 | 17.67 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | MI | 14 | 0 | 0/9 | – | 11.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
2021 | KKR | 17 | 0 | 0/5 | – | 6.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
2020 | KKR | 14 | 0 | 0/7 | – | 11.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
2019 | KKR | 14 | 3 | 1/8 | 24.00 | 9.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | KKR | 15 | 4 | 2/11 | 11.00 | 7.13 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | MI | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
2016 | MI | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | – | 3.00 | – | 0 | 0 |