Newly-appointed Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana on Tuesday mentioned he’s up for the duty given to him and would financial institution on man administration to ship outcomes for the aspect within the upcoming IPL.
“Man management is important because at the end of the day, it is a game of cricket,” Nitish mentioned in a press convention.
“I have been playing the leadership role for the last 2-3 years, it’s just that I got the captaincy tag but it’s nothing new to me. I like to take responsibility and, hopefully, I will be able to deliver.
“There is responsibility and I like to take responsibility. I don’t like to follow anyone. I want to lead the side my way and take the team forward,” he added.
KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit is prepared for the brand new season and is optimistic about his staff’s likelihood within the upcoming IPL.
“Obviously this is a different challenge because you have renowned international players to work with, I always like challenge, so let’s see how it goes,” he mentioned.
Asked in regards to the newly-introduced ‘Impact Rule’, he mentioned, “Obviously we have been working on it and it’s challenging for coaches and captains. But we are very much prepared for this.” Talking about Rana, who has been entrusted with captaincy duties this season after common skipper Shreyas Iyer was sidelined as a result of a again drawback, Pandit mentioned, “He has been with KKR for so may years. He has been playing domestic cricket for so may years. There is a saying that all boxes need to be ticked and he has done that. So, he has been given the responsibility. It was a collective decision, which came out of confidence.” Rana, on his half, mentioned that point will inform about his captaincy qualities.
“Everybody has a different style of captaincy. There is something to learn from everyone, but my style you will have to wait and see and talk about it,” he mentioned.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com