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IPL 2023: KKR gets new captain, this player will lead the team in absence of Shreyas Iyer

Only a few days are left for IPL 2023 to begin. Amidst all this, big news is coming related to Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR has handed over the captaincy of the team to Nitish Rana in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer is currently suffering from back injury. It is believed that he may be completely out of the 2023 IPL. In this episode, Nitish Rana has been given the captaincy. Nitish Rana has been associated with Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time. In IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders have to play their first match against Punjab Kings on 1st April.
 

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Kolkata Knight Riders have expressed hope that Shreyas Iyer will be available for some IPL matches. KKR issued a statement saying that we feel fortunate to have Nitish Rana with the experience of captaining his state in white-ball cricket. He joined Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018. He is constantly doing a good job for the team. KKR will hope that Nitish Rana will get all the necessary support off the field under the leadership of head coach Chandrakant Pandit and support staff. Also, the players present in the team will cooperate with him.
 

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Let us tell you that Shreyas Iyer captained Kolkata Knight Riders last season. But this time he is injured due to which his chances of playing in IPL are less. Nitish Rana is an aggressive middle order batsman. So far he has played 91 IPL matches. In this he has scored 2181 runs in 85 innings. Nitish Rana averages 28.32 while the strike rate is more than 130. He also has 15 half-centuries to his name. Before Kolkata, Nitish Rana used to play for Mumbai Indians.

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