"When Russell is there, Why do you want Nitish Rana doing the same?", asks Sunil Gavaskar!

Sunil Gavaskar comments on Kolkata batsman Nitish Rana's dismissal as the 6th man in the match against Delhi.

The Delhi Capitals and the Kolkata Knight Riders clashed in a league match of the IPL yesterday. Kolkata, who batted first in the match, got off to a sluggish start. Starters Aaron Finch (3) and Venkatesh Iyer (6) were out. Baba Indrajith followed with 6 and Sunil Narine and Andre Russell returned to the pavilion as fast as they could.

Captain Shreyas Iyer, on the other hand, was out for 42 as he tried to recover the team from the slump. Nitish Rana and Ringu Singh, who came on the field during this difficult time, rescued the team from the slump. Nitish Rana hit 57 off 34 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours. Kolkata lost 9 wickets in 20 overs and scored 146 runs.

Following this, Delhi won by 4 wickets for 150 runs in the 19th over. David Warner top-scored with 42 and Rowman Powell with 33.

In this situation, many are criticizing Nitish Rana for not fielding in advance. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has commented on the incident. In it, ‘Nitish Rana is a good batsman. But he was sent off as the 6th player. I think he might have been given a finisher roll. But when there is a finisher named Andre Russell, why would you want Nitish Rana to do the same job?

Nitish Rana cannot be fielded as the 3rd player. Because Sreyas Iyer is in that place. So it is only right that Rana should be fielded as the 4th player. There is no point in sending Rana late, you have to field him in advance and make him play a lot of balls. But Sunil Gavaskar has said that if he comes on the field so late, how can the team's score go up.

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