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10 Facts About Nitish Rana

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Nitish Rana was born on 27 December 1993 and is an Indian cricketer who represented the national team in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket in 2021.

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Nitish Rana is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler.

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

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Nitish Rana was one of 22 players banned by Board of Control for Cricket in India for the age-fudging in 2015.

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Ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League, Nitish Rana was reportedly investigated again for his involvement in age-fudging but the allegations were proved wrong.

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In June 2021, Nitish Rana was named in India's One Day International and Twenty20 International squads for their series against Sri Lanka.

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Nitish Rana made his ODI debut on 23 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.

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Nitish Rana scored 7 runs off 14 balls on his debut.

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Nitish Rana made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.

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On 18 February 2019, Nitish Rana married his long-term girlfriend Saachi Marwah, who is a cousin of Indian comedian Krushna Abhishek.