Nitish Rana Biography: Education, ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats

Written by Rayden Sam Posted on 2024-02-28

Nitish Rana is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders for the domestic and the Indian Premier League, respectively.

Nitish Rana Early Career: Nitish Rana made his first-class debut in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy, scoring 557 runs at an average of 50.63 to finish as Delhi’s best run-scorer. With 218 runs in the 2015-16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he was also Delhi’s second-highest run-scorer.

Rana hit 299 runs in 8 innings for the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with a strike rate of 175.88 and an average of 42.71. When Delhi struggled at 40 for 4, he stepped into bat and hit 97 off 40 balls, including eight fours and eight sixes, leading his side to 236 for 9 in 20 overs.

He produced an unbroken 60 off 44 balls against Jharkhand after Delhi fell to 14 for 3 in their pursuit of 135 and helped his team win by five wickets.

Nitish Rana IPL Carrer

A successful 2017 IPL season restored a career on the verge of extinction. That undoubtedly helped Delhi batsman Nitish Rana establish himself as one of India’s finest prospects. A disappointing performance in the 2016-17 Ranji season, in which he scored 404 runs in 8 games at an average of little more than 33, did not assist his cause.

After three failures in the Vijay Hazare tournament, he was discarded, but then the runs in IPL 10.

The IPL couldn’t have come at a better moment for the young batter, who revived his batting form with a streak of match-winning scores at the start of the season, giving the Mumbai Indians a leg up on their ultimately successful campaign.

The batter then slowed down and was even dropped from the squad, but the two-time IPL medalist certainly put his career back on track.

The following domestic season was considerably better for the southpaw. In the 2017-18 Ranji season, he scored 613 runs in 8 games at an average of 55.72 And was snatched up by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the IPL XI super auction.

Nitish Rana Career Information

ODI debut – At R.Premadasa Stadium, vs Sri Lanka on Jul 23, 2021
Last ODI – At R.Premadasa Stadium, vs Sri Lanka on Jul 23, 2021
T20 debut – At R.Premadasa Stadium, vs Sri Lanka on Jul 28, 2021
Last T20 – At R.Premadasa Stadium, vs Sri Lanka on Jul 29, 2021
IPL debut – At M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, vs Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 11, 2016
Last IPL- At Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, vs Lucknow Super Giants on May 18, 2022