NEW DELHI: The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter-final witnessed a fiery second as former Delhi participant Nitish Rana, now taking part in for Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni had been concerned in a heated alternate on the sector in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The verbal confrontation escalated through the match, drawing consideration from gamers and umpires alike. Each cricketers, identified for his or her aggressive spirit, appeared unwilling to again down, including drama to the high-stakes encounter.
Notably, Rana has a historical past of verbal duels with statemates, together with an altercation with Mumbai Indians’ Hrithik Shokeen throughout IPL 2023. The incident occurred on the Wankhede Stadium when Shokeen, a fellow Delhi cricketer, dismissed then KKR skipper Rana cheaply through the match. As Rana walked again to the dugout, Shokeen exchanged phrases, prompting the KKR captain to cease and switch round, responding angrily.
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After being acquired for Rs 4.20 crore on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Rana has moved from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Though Rana had delivered regular performances for the defending IPL champions KKR since 2018 and performed a significant position of their achievements, the workforce opted neither to retain him nor bid for him actively through the public sale proceedings.
Whereas Lucknow Tremendous Giants retained rising star Badoni for Rs Four crore, as an uncapped participant, forward of the public sale.
