IPL 2022 | I’m trying to perform the role of an anchor, says KKR’s Nitish Rana
The Hindu
Rana, who hit an unbeaten 48, anchored the 153-run chase on a slow-paced Wankhede wicket to help KKR beat RR by seven wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders batter Nitish Rana said having plied his trade in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a considerable number of years, he is now trying to adapt to the role of an anchor, which was on full display against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai.
Rana, who hit an unbeaten 48, anchored the 153-run chase on a slow-paced Wankhede wicket to help KKR beat RR by seven wickets on Monday and snap their five-match losing streak.
"A lot of things depend on factors like an opponent team and what total we are chasing and what number I am batting. I have been playing IPL for seven-eight years now and trying to perform the anchor or main player.
"I have been successful till date and hope that in the coming matches, I play such innings for the team," Rana said at the virtual post-match press conference.
"...the role which the team is giving me according to match situation, I am trying to bat like that. Today, I had to play the anchor's role.
"I knew that if I was there at one end, then things would become easy for us with players like Rinku, Andre Russell, and Anukul (Roy) waiting in the wings. So we had depth in batting but my role was to play from one end so that we could easily chase the target," he added. Rana also heaped praise on young Rinku Singh, who played an unbeaten 42-run cameo of 23 balls.
He said his efforts to calm down a "hyper" Rinku yielded a rich dividend for KKR.
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