Nitish Rana thanks KKR management for trusting him to make a comeback

KKR batter Nitish Rana has thanked his team management for backing him as he made a comeback from injury during Match 60 of the Indian Premier League 2024 against MI. Notably, the southpaw had to miss the last ten games for his team as he was sidelined due to a finger injury.

However, Rana made a brilliant comeback by playing a crucial innings of 33 (23) with the help of four fours and a six to help his side post a score of 157/7 in the rain-curtailed 16-over game. Speaking about his struggles with the injury, the KKR vice captain revealed that it was difficult for him to sit on the sidelines and watch others play. However, he thanked the franchise for trusting him to make a comeback, stating that most teams start looking for replacements.

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“I’ve been playing for two years and never had any injury like this and I never felt that how difficult I could be after an injury. But it really hurts, it happened to me for the first time. I would like to thank my franchise, I don’t think any other team would’ve backed me this much because missing ten games for your team is really difficult and many start searching for replacements. All thanks to the KKR team and staff who trusted me to make a comeback after so many games and helped me make that impact,” said Nitish in a video shared by IPL.

Furthermore, all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who also had a brilliant outing against MI, said that it was a special day for him as his mother had come to watch him play. The 29-year-old further thanked fans for their support and said that the team really wants to win the cup for them.

We really want to get the cup for fans: Venkatesh Iyer

“It was an amazing day not just for me but my family as well, my mom had come to watch the game. Thanks to the crowd, it’s great to play for them the support that we get no matter what win or lose. We’re always backed by Kolkata so we really love you. We really want to get the cup for you people,” said Iyer.

Notably, Iyer was the top scorer for KKR against MI with his innings of 42 (21) as he smashed six fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, in reply of KKR’s 157/7, MI could only score 139/8 in their 16 overs as Kolkata won the game by 18 runs and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is ranked on the top of the points table with nine wins from 12 matches having 18 points to their name and have their remaining two games against GT and RR.