‘Bhai gyaan dene se ni hoga’- Fans react as Nitish Rana tweets cryptic message after being ignored for T20Is against West Indies

Nitish Rana, the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), sent a mysterious message on social media a few hours after India’s selection for the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies was released on Wednesday, 5 July. Neither Rana nor his KKR colleague Rinku Singh was selected for the Indian team, which will play 5 T20Is against the Caribbean country from August 3-13.

Not only did Rana lead KKR in IPL 2023, but he also enjoyed his career-best IPL season with the bat, scoring 413 runs in 14 games despite the fact that the two-time IPL champions ended seventh with 12 points, missing out on a playoff berth. Rana had also impressed during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23, ranking among the leading run-scorers. However, despite the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the 29-year-old was not named to India’s T20I team for the Caribbean tour.

Bad days build better days: Nitish Rana

The quote shared by Rana stated, “Bad days build better days.” Rana has played two Twenty20 Internationals and one One Day International. He was chosen for India’s July 2021 visit to Sri Lanka. However, after failing to impress, he was dismissed from the white-ball squads. The 29-year-old has a respectable record. He has 4275 runs in 164 innings pitched at an average of 29.08. He has one century and 28 fifties in the format with a strike rate of 136.71. In addition, he has 43 wickets in 63 innings at a 7.10 economy rate.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma were named to India’s T20I squad for the West Indies tour, while Sanju Samson returned to the squad. The Indian Cricket Board continued to watch the workload of Rohit and Virat. With new chief selector, Ajit Agarkar leading the selection committee. while Mukesh Kumar and Umran Malik were given the chance among the pacers.

India’s Squad for T20I Series vs West Indies

Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

Here’s how the fans reacted:

You need time. Still need some quality knocks. Flaws are still there.

— CHARLIE (@CharlieGulshan) July 6, 2023

Bhai gyaan dene se ni hoga

— Amit@05 (@2ez4Amit) July 6, 2023

Keep them Anna

— Shadow (@7teenMagiic) July 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/baldaati/status/1676659215182741505?s=20

Rinku >>>> ishan+tilak+sanju+sky+hardik

— umar ali (@umarnew3) July 5, 2023

Chance nahi milega, India chordo and play for all Knight Riders teams with respect here the sofa merchants don't care about talent

— Arka (@ARKA0432) July 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/Ecodanish/status/1676656201009086464?s=20

https://twitter.com/i_Raaaz/status/1676669257403322385?s=20

I think Mumbai and CsK players get opportunity very quickly @BCCI

— ĞÅűŘÄV (@GauravSrkians) July 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/accio_luck/status/1676669208887988224?s=20