The 30-year-old left-handed batsman Nitish Rana He revealed that Rajasthan Royals (RR) is the head coach Rahul Dravid He promised him the return of the Indian national cricket team.
Nitish Rana said that former India coach Rahul Dravid told him that he would do everything in his power to help him get back into the Indian team's scheme.
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Nitish Rana was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 mega auction
Nitish Rana, who has been the Knight Rider in the Indian Premier League since 2018, was bought by Rajasthan Royals (RR) for Rs 4.20 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
It has come as a big shock to everyone that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) did not exercise the Right To Match option to retain their former captain. He was reportedly one of the contenders for the KKR captaincy after the franchise parted ways with him Shreyas Iyer.
However, Knight Riders showed no interest in buying back Nitish Rana, angering his wife Saachi Marwah, who took to social media to post a cryptic message saying: “Loyalty is very expensive, not everyone can afford it.”
I just told him that I want to return to Rahul Dravid's Indian team
In a video shared by Rajasthan Royals (RR) on their official social media channels, Nitish Rana spoke about his interactions with coach Rahul Dravid. He said:
“Sometimes, we create stories in our minds, thinking, ‘If I ask this question, am I going to be judged?’ But, throughout my time working with him, the common fear many players had — that if they talked to someone, they would be judged — was not… It has never been a concern for me since day one.
Rana revealed that he directly told Dravid that he aims to return to India during his stint with Rajasthan Royals (RR). He further said that Dravid gave him full support and assured him that he would do everything possible for the franchise and his career. He said:
“I just told him I played under him in my first game series And I want to come back to the Indian team. I will need your help because your guidance matters a lot to me. He accepted and said: “We will do the hard work.” “Franchise or profession ke liye jo possible cheez hogi wo karenge.” (“We will do everything we can for the franchise and your career.”)
A fire in his belly and a hunger to progress under Rahul Dravid – This is Nitish Rana, Rajasthan Royals ✨💗
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Nitish Rana IPL Numbers
Rana played for Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He started his journey with Mumbai Indians (MI) before switching bases to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Overall, he played 107 league matches. In those matches, he scored 2636 runs at an average of 28.65 and a strike rate of 135.04 to complete 18 half-centuries.
Talking about his journey with the India national cricket team, he played two T20Is, scoring 15 runs, and one ODI, scoring 7 runs.
