Watch: Delhi Capitals share special video to announce this star player’s return in IPL 2026
Watch the special video that the Delhi Capitals (DC) shared to announce the return of his star campaigner which they traded through the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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The Delhi Capitals, during the trade window ahead of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), added the middle-order Indian batter, Nitish Rana, to the squad as he moved from the Rajasthan Royals to his state team, where the southpaw enjoyed an excellent time in the middle order of the eleven. Rana is yet to feature for the Delhi side in the IPL.
The left-handed batter, Nitish Rana, who made his IPL debut in 2016, featured for the Mumbai Indians in the first couple of seasons before shifting his base to the Kolkata Knight Riders from 2018 to 2024, where he also captained the franchise when Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the 2023 season due to injury. Rana has overall smashed 2853 runs in 112 innings of the IPL at an average of 27.97 with the help of 20 fifties at the best score of 87.
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In the previous season of the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals, the left-handed batter collected 217 runs in 11 innings at an average of 21.70 and a strike rate of 161.94, with the help of two half-centuries at the best score of 81.
Watch: Delhi Capitals share special video of Nitish Rana ahead of IPL 2026 season
Rana’s best season of the IPL came in 2023 as he smashed 413 runs in 14 innings at an average of around 32 and a strike rate of 140.95 with the help of three fifties at the best score of 75. From the 2017 season to 2023, the left-handed batter crossed the 300-run mark in an IPL season for seven straight years.
Rana’s inclusion will be incredibly vital for the Axar Patel-led Capitals’ side as he would take care of the middle order, thanks to his excellent skill against the spinners to counter with the big shots and rotating the strike.
Rana has overall collected 4848 runs in 193 innings of the shortest format at an average of 28 and a strike rate of 135.91 with the help of 32 half-centuries and a century at the best score of 107 runs. Last year, Delhi failed to qualify for the playoffs despite going through a cracking first half of the event.
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