Kolkata Knight Riders have named Nitish Rana the stand-in captain for IPL 2023. The left-hander will fill in for Shreyas Iyer who was relieved from the Indian squad during the Australia ODI series due to a back injury and will also miss the start of the upcoming IPL 2023.
Nitish Rana has been with the franchise since 2018 and scored more than 300 runs in all five seasons. The 29-year-old has captaincy experience leading Delhi teams in the Indian domestic circuit. He has also represented India in two T20Is and an ODI with all three of his international experiences coming on the tour of Sri Lanka in July 2021.
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