Nitish Rana’s India comeback becomes Rahul Dravid’s next big mission

The 30-year-old left-handed batsman Nitish Rana has revealed that the Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach Rahul Dravid has promised him of his India Nationwide Cricket Group comeback.

Nitish Rana stated that the previous India head coach, Rahul Dravid, had instructed him that he would do every part attainable to assist him get again into the scheme of issues of the Indian crew.

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Nitish Rana purchased by Rajasthan Royals on the IPL 2025 mega public sale

Nitish Rana, who was a Knight Rider within the Indian Premier League since 2018, was purchased by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) for ₹4.20 crore on the IPL 2025 mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

It got here as a serious shock to everybody as a result of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) did not use the Proper To Match choice to retain their former captain. He was reportedly one of many contenders for captaincy of KKR after the franchise parted methods with Shreyas Iyer.

Nonetheless, Knight Riders didn’t present curiosity in shopping for again Nitish Rana, and it left his spouse Saachi Marwah fairly livid, who took to social media to submit a cryptic message that stated, “Loyalty may be very costly, not everybody can afford it”.

I simply instructed him, I need to make a comeback to the Indian crew – Rahul Dravid

In a video shared by Rajasthan Royals (RR) on their official social media channels, Nitish Rana spoke about his interactions with head coach Rahul Dravid. He stated:

“Typically, we create tales in our minds, considering that if I ask this query, will I be judged? However, in all my time working with him, the widespread concern many gamers have—that in the event that they converse to somebody, they will be judged—was by no means a priority for me from the very first day.”

Rana revealed that he immediately instructed Dravid that he’s aiming for India comeback by means of his stint with Rajasthan Royals (RR). He additional stated that Dravid provided him full assist and warranted him that he would do every part attainable for the franchise and his profession. He acknowledged:

“I simply instructed him that I performed below him in my first sequence and I need to make a comeback to the Indian crew. I’ll want your assist as a result of your steering issues rather a lot to me. He accepted and stated, ‘We’ll do the laborious work. ‘Franchise or tere profession ke liye jo attainable cheez hogi wo karenge’. (“We’ll do every part attainable for the franchise and your profession.”)

Fireplace in his stomach and the starvation to go large below Rahul Dravid’s mentorship – That is Nitish Rana, Rajasthan Royals ✨💗

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Nitish Rana’s IPL numbers

Rana has performed for the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL). He began his journey with the Mumbai Indians (MI) earlier than switching bases to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

General, he has performed 107 matches within the league. In these matches, he has scored 2636 runs at a median of 28.65 and a strike charge of 135.04 to go together with 18 half-centuries.

Speaking about his journey with India Nationwide Cricket Group, he has performed two T20Is, scoring 15 runs, and one ODI, scoring 7 runs.