Xtra Time Web Desk: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir is extremely popular with most young cricketers in Delhi. The left hander has had a role to play in the development of their careers. The likes of Navdeep Saini and Ayush Badoni are perfect examples. The Lucknow Super Giants mentor was seen spending some time with Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter Nitish Rana after Saturday night’s IPL game at Pune. Gambhir was seen explaining to Rana some technical nuances about his batting.
Sharing the video on Twitter, Nitish Rana wrote, “Disappointed with last night’s performance but it’s always good to gain some knowledge from the legend of this beautiful sport.”
The ongoing 15th season of IPL has been very bad for both Nitish Rana and Kolkata Knight Riders. The team had to face defeat in five consecutive matches. Rana, who played a match-winning innings in the match against Rajasthan Royals, could not show much in this match and returned to the pavilion after scoring 2 runs in 11 balls. He scored 48 runs in 37 balls against Rajasthan. This season has been mixed for Rana. He has scored 250 runs in 11 matches at an average of 25.
KKR fans will be hoping Nitish Rana can come good with the bat in Monday night’s game against Mumbai Indians.