The talent pool of Indian cricket is so much these days that the players who miss out to get into the team feel unlucky. In the recently announced T20 squad for the West Indies tour, Indian batter Nitish Rana failed to make the cut for India’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies which is scheduled to start in Trinidad on August 3.
With the likes of Tilak Varma and Yashasvi Jaiswal earning their maiden call-up into the national side but the major missing who we’re not in the squad was Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh as both the players have lately been in fine touch. Citing this concern, Rana took to Twitter and expressed his feeling in a cryptic manner. The quote read, “Bad days build better days.”
— Nitish Rana (@NitishRana_27) July 5, 2023
The southpaw has featured in just two T20Is and one ODIs prior to this. Rana was picked for India’s tour of Sri Lanka in the month of July 2021. However, soon after his debut the elegant left-hand batter was dropped from the white-ball squads after not a promising outing in the limited given opportunity.
The likes of Jaiswal and Varma made the cut based on their terrific IPL form but the likes of Rana, Rinku Singh, and Ruturaj Gaikwad failing to make it to the national side certainly ignited a fire of conversation among the fans;
You need time. Still need some quality knocks. Flaws are still there.
— CHARLIE (@CharlieGulshan) July 6, 2023
If you don't give up on bad days.
— Jess Mac 🔶 WEB3JESS 🧡 🛸 (@Mac_jess19) July 6, 2023
Bhai jab Rinku Singh select nahi hua tu kaha bich me ghus raha hai…
— Lagbhag Raaz 😷 (@i_Raaaz) July 5, 2023
Ha ha ha , kkr won the 2023 ipl and nitish rana hit run with a strike rate of 200 and made 3 centuries but still not selected, think about your poor batting display at ipl 2023 that why kkr out of playoff
— girish kumar (@girishkumar645) July 6, 2023
Tbh, you still haven’t done anything to be selected in ICT. If Rinku isn’t considered, how can you be considered? Also, your performance in domestic cricket isn’t good either. You might not like what I’ve just said.
— Digvijay Singh (@imdvs96) July 6, 2023
Dw..you play for the biggest club in country 👍
— Pandemic Pep™️ (@afc_anubhav) July 6, 2023
Chance nahi milega, India chordo and play for all Knight Riders teams with respect here the sofa merchants don't care about talent
— Arka (@ARKA0432) July 5, 2023
Prithvi shaw wali harkaten na hi kre to better hai..
— shashankk (@Fmab96) July 5, 2023
It is also to be considered that Nitish Rana was the skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the recently concluded 2023 edition of the IPL. The aggressive batsman scored three half-centuries and delivered several important hits for his team. Rana was Kolkata’s second-highest run-scorer with 413 runs from 14 innings at an average of 31.76.
The 29-year-old has a respectable T20 cricket record. In 164 innings, Rana has amassed 4275 runs at an average of 29.08. He has hit one hundred and 28 fifty-sixes, and his strike rate in the format is 136.71. Additionally, he has 63 innings under his belt and 43 wickets for an economy rate of 7.10.
