KKR in IPL 2023: Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winner Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) announced the arrival of lethal New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson with a hilarious video featuring Lauki (bottle gourd). In last year's IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had traded in Ferguson from defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) for Rs 10 crore. IPL 2023 will be the second time Ferguson will play for the franchise after he played for them from 2019 to 2021.
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Lockie Ferguson bowled the fastest delivery in IPL 2022. In last year's IPL, Ferguson played a total of 13 IPL matches for Gujarat Titans, during which he picked 12 wickets at an average of 35.58 and an economy rate of 8.96, which is not so bad in the shortest format. Apart from this, 4/28 was his best bowling figures in IPL 2022.
Nitish Rana to lead Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023
KKR's regular skipper Shreyas Iyer is set to miss at least the initial phase of IPL 2023 as the star middle-order batter will undergo a surgery due to his injury. It is highly likely that Iyer might later be ruled out of the entire season and taking note of this, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise named Nitish Rana as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Iyer's back pain resurfaced during the recently-concluded India vs Australia Test series and it may take more than 6 months for him to return to action.
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Talking about Nitish Rana's batting record, he has so far scored 2181 runs in 91 IPL matches at an average of 28 with help of 15 half-centuries. However, despite playing as a top order batter, Nitish is yet to score a century in the IPL. In the year 2021, the stylish batter got a chance to make his ODI and T20 debut for team India on the tour of Sri Lanka.