Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana

Personal information
Born	(1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 31) Delhi, India
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batting allrounder
International information
National side	India
Only ODI (cap 239)	23 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 90)	28 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	29 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–2023	Delhi
2023–present	Uttar Pradesh
2015–2017	Mumbai Indians (squad no. 27)
2018–2024	Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 27)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 41 60 153 Runs scored 2436 1951 3545 Batting average 41.28 39.81 27.91 100s/50s 6/11 3/11 0/24 Top score 174 137 97 Balls bowled 1,689 1,448 577 Wickets 23 33 29 Bowling average 38.39 34.75 23.24 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/47 3/36 4/17 Catches/stumpings 23/– 16/– 39/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 July 2021

Nitish Rana (born 27 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who represented his country in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket in 2021. He is an attacking left-handed batsman, effective off spin bowler and current captain of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team in domestic cricket having previously appeared for Delhi. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), he has played for Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and was bought by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2025 IPL season.[1] In November 2018, he was named as the captain of Delhi, succeeding former captain Gautam Gambhir.[2] Rana was also captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2023 season.

Domestic career

After Delhi lost three of their top four batsmen for single digit scores against Baroda, Rana top-scored once again with 53 off just 29 balls and helped his team chase down Baroda's total of 153.[3] Against Jharkhand, he hit an unbeaten 60 off 44 balls after Delhi were reduced to 14 for 3 in their chase of 135 and helped his team to a 5-wicket win.[4] In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction.[5]

In October 2018, Rana was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[6] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[7] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[8]

Rana was one of 22 players banned by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the age-fudging in 2015.[9] Ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League, Rana was reportedly investigated again for his involvement in age-fudging but the allegations were proved wrong.[10]

International career

In June 2021, Rana was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Sri Lanka.[11] He made his ODI debut on 23 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.[12] He scored 7 runs off 14 balls on his debut.[13] He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.[14]

Personal life

Rana was born on 27 December 1993 in Delhi.[15] On 18 February 2019, Rana married his long-term girlfriend Saachi Marwah, who is a cousin of Indian comedian Krushna Abhishek.[16][17]

References

1. "Biography of Nitish Rana". Cricketer Life. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. "Ranji Trophy: Gautam Gambhir steps down as Delhi captain, Nitish Rana takes over". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
3. "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy - Group C Baroda v Delhi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
4. "Rana half-century guides Delhi home". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
5. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
6. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
7. "India Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
8. "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
9. "DDCA Mess: BCCI bans 22 Delhi junior players for age-fudging". The Times of India. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
10. "KKR may lose the services of Nitish Rana and Shivam Mavi over age-fudging". CricTracker. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
11. "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
12. "3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 23 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
13. "'He batted in top 3 all his life, but came at No. 7 on debut': Chopra surprised with India youngster's batting position". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
14. "2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
15. "Nitish Rana Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
16. "Delhi and KKR batsman Nitish Rana ties the knot with girlfriend Saachi Marwah". CricTracker. 20 February 2019.
17. Raj, Rohit (28 April 2022). "Nitish Rana Love Story: कॉमेडियन कृष्णा अभिषेक के जीजा हैं क्रिकेटर नितीश राणा: फुटबॉल मैदान में साची से हुआ था प्यार, 3 साल डेट करने के बाद की थी शादी". Jansatta.

External links

• Nitish Rana at ESPNcricinfo