As an athlete, it is important to bury the past and aim forward towards the upcoming goals. But Nitish Rana chose the other way, as the former Delhi captain turned Uttar Pradesh cricketer engaged in a fiery exchange with current Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni during the SMAT quarter-final.
Batting first, Delhi got off to a flying start courtesy of Yash Dhull and Priyansh Arya. Following their 81-run stand, skipper Badoni stepped in at No. 3 and tried to build a formidable total in the second quarter-final. In the process, he engaged in a verbal spat with former Delhi captain Nitish Rana, who was representing the Uttar Pradesh unit.
After a double on the second ball of the 13th over off Rana, Badoni tried to come down the ground as the bowler was about to release the ball. Seeing the batter’s shimmy down, the part-timer stopped. When Rana reloaded, Badoni pulled off this time, causing a sudden silence at the venue. Right after, the right-hander whipped a fuller one from Rana towards long on for a single and the duo engaged in a fierce fiery exchange. Rana strolled towards Badoni and mouthed a few words before the latter responded. As a result, the umpire intervened and stopped the verbal brawl, prompting the Twitterverse into a discussion.
Things got heated
Nice
Nitish Rana Vs Ayush Badoni In SMAT 🔥
Nitish Rana Is A Part Time Cricketer And a Full Time Tapori ☠️pic.twitter.com/EsWZ1y49a1— Rabari 🇮🇳 (@ImRabari_) December 11, 2024
Heated Moment between Nitish Rana and Ayush Badoni in SMAT 20 Match. pic.twitter.com/4G6u9xUKKx
— CricVik (@VikasYadav66200) December 11, 2024
LOL
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Nitish Rana performance 0% Attitude 100%. KKR did the right thing to not bid for him
— HitForSix_ (@RajveerSharma08) December 12, 2024
N – Nitish Rana
I – Ishan kisan
K – Kapil Dev
H – Hardik Pandya
I – Ishant Sharma
L – Lakshmipati Balaji https://t.co/tsezIbnnP3— Nikhil Rajput ×͜× (@RajputNikh82839) December 12, 2024
Heated engage
That too…
Nitish Rana Haar baar rota hain that too against Delhi https://t.co/51FgZHzpS4
— Yash Bhosale (@bhosaleyash14) December 12, 2024
Delhi didn’t do any harm to Nitish Rana’s career. He was a vital player for us. He left because of his own ambitions but still hasn’t been able to move on. Hopefully, our Delhi boys bring the trophy home. #SMAT2024 https://t.co/QcE5Ek9UWf
— Dev (@DevAtCricket) December 12, 2024
Interesting
•Phil Salt- Bought in Auction
•Venkatesh Iyer-Confident of Getting him
•Angkrish Raghuvanshi- Called him for Trials
•Nitish Rana- Went till 4 Cr for him in auction.
•Mitchell Starc- in their top wishlist
•Vaibhav Arora- in their top wishlist
•Allah Ghazanfar-Their Top… https://t.co/aAJFrjb5Fn— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) December 12, 2024
