kolkata kolkata knight riders monday named experienced batter nitish rana captain upcoming ipl season absence injured shreyas iyer regular skipper iyer recovering back injury kkr management hopes available lead side latter stage tournament rana plays delhi domestic help circuit led state side game syed mushtaq ali trophy winning ogdoad dally two internationals sri lanka republic of india top shikhar dhawan kkr incline since rana preferred prove players alike andre russell sunil narine shakib al hasan shardul thakur knights team looks completed head manager chandrakant pandit bowling coach bharat arun joining franchise of late great chance showcase leading attainment using experience bring best also team rana disappointing out last season finishing seventh rana however moderately successful scoring runs matches average strike rate played matches kkr feel fortunate nitish captaincy experience led state side cricket ipl experience kkr since great line of work kkr management said statement rana earlier played mumbai indians retained kkr rs crore season knights play first match season saturday punjab kings mohali play getgo home game eden gardens april royal challengers supplant prasidh rr stager punjab seamer sandeep sharma put back injured prasidh krishna rajasthan royals team ipl franchise confirmed monday adds delegacy prasidh bowling keystone royals action pursual surgical process lucky break sandeep wickets ipl games economy rate live on unsold auction