“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,” Nitish stated in a press convention in Kolkata on Tuesday.
“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.
“Man control is essential as a result of on the finish of the day, this is a sport of cricket,” he added.
KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit is ready for the new season and is optimistic about his team’s chances in the upcoming IPL.
“Obviously this can be a other problem as a result of you could have famend world avid gamers to paintings with, I at all times like demanding situations, so let’s examine the way it is going,” he said.
Asked about the newly-introduced ‘Impact Rule’, he said, “Obviously we’ve got been operating on it and it is difficult for coaches and captains. But we’re very a lot ready for this.”
Talking about Rana, who has been entrusted with captaincy tasks this season after common skipper Shreyas Iyer Was sidelined because of a again drawback, Pandit stated, “He has been with KKR for such a lot of years. He has been taking part in home cricket for such a lot of years. There is a pronouncing that each one bins want to be ticked and he has finished that. So, he has been given the duty. It was once a collective determination, which got here out of self assurance.”
Rana, on his part said that time will tell about his captaincy qualities.
“Everybody has a unique taste of captaincy. There is one thing to be told from everybody, however for my taste you’ll have to wait and notice and speak about it,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)