<p>Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana joined his teammates at the practice session here on Friday after his Covid-19 test reports returned negative for the second successive day.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old had 12 days of extended quarantine after he tested positive for Covid-19 on March 22, a day after his arrival in Mumbai.</p>.<p>Following the guidelines set by the BCCI, Rana stayed alone in his room until he returned two negative results on the 11th and 12th days.</p>.<p>"Finally I am out now and I'm feeling absolutely fine. It was day one of my practice and I batted a bit as well. I'm happy to join my KKR team-mates today," Rana said in a video posted by KKR.</p>.<p>"Please take precautions and don't take this thing lightly. You never know what will happen next, so please take care of yourself and your family. Stay safe," he added.</p>.<p>Rana scored 352 runs in 14 matches during the IPL 2020 season held in UAE.</p>.<p>In the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy One-dayers, Rana was the top-run getter for Delhi with 398 runs in seven matches at an average of 66.33.</p>.<p>It remains to be seen whether Rana is fit to play KKR's season-opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on April 11.</p>
<p>Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana joined his teammates at the practice session here on Friday after his Covid-19 test reports returned negative for the second successive day.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old had 12 days of extended quarantine after he tested positive for Covid-19 on March 22, a day after his arrival in Mumbai.</p>.<p>Following the guidelines set by the BCCI, Rana stayed alone in his room until he returned two negative results on the 11th and 12th days.</p>.<p>"Finally I am out now and I'm feeling absolutely fine. It was day one of my practice and I batted a bit as well. I'm happy to join my KKR team-mates today," Rana said in a video posted by KKR.</p>.<p>"Please take precautions and don't take this thing lightly. You never know what will happen next, so please take care of yourself and your family. Stay safe," he added.</p>.<p>Rana scored 352 runs in 14 matches during the IPL 2020 season held in UAE.</p>.<p>In the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy One-dayers, Rana was the top-run getter for Delhi with 398 runs in seven matches at an average of 66.33.</p>.<p>It remains to be seen whether Rana is fit to play KKR's season-opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on April 11.</p>