Zoom News : Apr 02, 2021, 12:01 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered a setback before the start of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Team batsman Nitish Rana has been infected with Corona virus. Nitish Rana was associated with the team after his holiday from Goa. This left-handed batsman is a quarantine at the team hotel in Mumbai. On the other hand, the second corona report of Nitish Rana was negative. After this, he has been given permission to train with his teammates.KKR said in the statement, 'He was tested again. We are happy to say that the result has come negative. We hope to start training with the team soon and be fully fit before the start of the season. 'KKR said, "Nitish Rana arrived at the KKR team hotel in Mumbai on March 21 and had a negative Kovid report on March 19. He was tested on 22 March during the separation and the result was positive. He was in isolation. After this, they were tested again. 'The 14th season of the IPL starts on 9 April. Kolkata Knight Riders' first match is from Sunrisers Hyderabad on 11 March. Please tell that Nitish Rana is an important player in the team. He has scored 1437 runs in 60 matches at an average of 28.17. His strike rate is 135 .56. Nitish Rana has also scored 11 half-centuries in the IPL. His best score is 87.Nitish Rana played 14 matches last season and scored 352 runs at an average of 25.14. At the same time, in the 12th season of IPL, he scored 344 runs in 14 matches and 304 runs in 15 matches in the 11th season. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to fit perfectly for KKR's first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on 11 April.