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‘Sara paisa ab Rana ji pe’ - Fans react to viral image of Nitish Rana and Chandrakant Pandit visiting Kalighat Temple ahead of Indian T20 League 2023

Here is how fans have reacted to the viral image of Nitish Rana and the head coach of the Kolkata franchise ahead of the tournament

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Nitish Rana and Chandrakant Pandit (Image Source: Twitter)

The Kolkata franchise will look to do well in the upcoming edition of the Indian T20 League, starting on 31 March 2023. They will kick off their season against the Punjab franchise on 1 April. However, ahead of the season, they dealt a major blow when Shreyas Iyer sustained an injury.

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Due to his back injury, their skipper is going to miss the whole tournament, as per reports. So, all eyes were on them as fans were eagerly waiting to see the replacement of the skipper for the new season. However, they showed faith in Nitish Rana and the southpaw batter became the interim or stand-by skipper.

Here is the shared image:

“I have been playing a leadership role in this franchise for a few years.” - Nitish Rana

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Now, ahead of their season opener, both Nitish Rana and coach Chandrakanth Pandit were seen visiting the famous Kalighat temple in Kolkata. They went for darshan and took the blessing of Maa Kali ahead of the tournament. The franchise also shared some images from that visit on their official social media platform. Speaking of Nitish Rana, he has played 74 matches scoring 1744 runs since 2018. Rana led his state, Delhi in an edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and he won eight out of 12 matches. 

Across formats at the senior level, he has captained 223 times so far. While speaking to the media persons in his first press conference as the Kolkata skipper, Nitish Rana said: “For me, this is not new. I have been playing a leadership role in this franchise for a few years. It's just that the tag is of a captain this time. And if I take extra pressure over a tag, then my game can potentially get ruined. There is no real fear. Yes, when you do something new for the first time, there is some added pressure. But I have played almost 100 games, and one thing I know is that I thrive under pressure and I am embracing this new role."        

Here is how fans have reacted to the viral image of Rana and Pandit visiting the temple ahead of the tournament:

 

 

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