IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss the decided to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. This is an important toss to win as the conditions at this ground favors team batting second. With the target in sight, KKR can pace their innings accordingly and try to achieve the target.
Iyer also revealed the composition of KKR Playing XI against RCB. One of the big names that was missing from the list was of Nitish Rana. The 30-year-old failed to get a spot in the playing 11 and will be watching the match from the stands. What was even more surprising is that KKR didn’t even name Rana as the Impact Player.
RCB vs KKR Updated Playing XI
RCB Updated Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wk), Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Siraj, Yash Dayal
KKR Updated Playing XI: Phil Salt (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB vs KKR IPL 2024: Which Team Is Under Pressure Here?
Whether it’s football or Cricket, whenever the team plays at home, it’s expected the home team will get the better out of familiar conditions and earn the maximum result from the match. That’s why the pressure is on Royal Challengers Bangalore to continue to hold its home front, after the win against Punjab Kings, against KKR. Moreover, the back-to-back wins will certainly put Virat Kohli and co in good stead for the top-four qualification.
IPL 2024: Why Nitish Rana Was Dropped?
At the start of IPL 2024 campaign, Nitish Rana made a bold claim. The 30-year-old told the media that he was aiming to score at least 600 runs in IPL 2024. He is actually a pretty solid batsman and has all the talent in the world to achieve the goal he set for himself. But the first game was a real let down for Rana, as he could score only 9 runs off 11 balls. With KKR stocked in the batting department, Rana was always under pressure of losing his spot in the playing 11. And that’s what happened as KKR management decided to drop Rana and while bringing in Anukul Roy, the 25-year-old slow left-arm bowler.
Which IPL Season Is Nitish Rana’s Best?
If Nitish Rana really has to achieve what he said in his statement, then he has to play his best cricket in IPL this season. Because Rana has never touched the 500-run mark in IPL. Well, actually, his best season was IPL 2023 when he racked up 413 runs in 14 innings, with 75-run inning his best during the last year’s campaign.
