Nitish Rana (born 27 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who represented the national team in

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and

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cricket in 2021. He is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler. Rana currently captains the

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in domestic cricket, having previously played for

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. In the

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(IPL), he has played for the

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and was acquired by the

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ahead of the 2025 IPL season. In November 2018, he was appointed captain of

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, succeeding former captain

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. He also captained Kolkata Knight Riders during the IPL 2023 season in place of regular captain Shreyas Iyer who was out out with an injury.

Domestic career

After Delhi lost three of their top four batsmen for single digit scores against

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, Rana top-scored once again with 53 off just 29 balls and helped his team chase down Baroda's total of 153. Against

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, 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. In January 2018, he was bought by the

in the 2018 IPL auction. In October 2018, Rana was named in India A's squad for the

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. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the

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. In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the

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. Rana was one of 22 players banned by

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(BCCI) for the age-fudging in 2015. Ahead of the

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, Rana was reportedly investigated again for his involvement in age-fudging but the allegations were proved wrong.

International career

In June 2021, Rana was named in India's

(ODI) and

(T20I) squads for their series against

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. He made his ODI debut on 23 July 2021, for India against

. He scored 7 runs off 14 balls on his debut. He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against

Personal life

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rana, Nitish Living people 1993 births Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Delhi cricketers Uttar Pradesh cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers India Red cricketers Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers