IPL 2023: Nitish Rana-Hrithik Shokeen rivalry spills into IPL during MI vs KKR game

Nitish Rana and Hrithik Shokeen's rivalry in the domestic circuit came to the fore at the IPL as both players were involved in an ugly on-field altercation at the Wankhede Stadium during MI vs KKR match.

The incident happened in the ninth over when Shokeen gave an earful to Rana after dismissing the KKR captain, who stopped in his tracks to turn around and hurl some words back at the bowler.

But as Rana turned back to respond to the young player's charge at him, Mumbai Indians' stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav and the senior most player in the game, Piyush Chawla, stepped in to diffuse the tension.

Notably, both Rana and Shokeen are teammates in the Delhi side in domestic cricket, but they are not in talking terms even in the dressing room. The flare-up that happened on Sunday afternoon was not one-off since these two players have had a history between them.

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Reportedly, Shokeen and Rana don’t talk in the dressing room. It all started in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Both weren’t talking while batting in Ranji Triphy too.