Nitish Rana’s Instagram post sparks buzz, IPL stars react with laughter

In the Eliminator match on Friday between West Delhi Lions and South Delhi Superstarz, a heated argument broke out between star players Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi.

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New Delhi: Delhi Premier League 2025 has been in the news for the wrong reasons recently. In the eliminator match played between West Delhi Lions and South Delhi Superstars last Friday, a heated argument between Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi heated up the atmosphere. Both these players had crossed their limits. The fight had escalated so much that the rest of the players and umpires had to intervene. After this incident, Nitish and Digvesh were fined.

What happened in the match?

Nitish Rana’s team won the match. Nitish Rana did not remain calm even after the on-field fight. He further fueled his rivalry with Digvesh by sharing a cryptic message on social media. This is the reason why Nitish Rana’s social media post is now going viral rapidly. This post of Nitish Rana has caught everyone’s attention ahead of the final match against Central Delhi.

Where is the Instagram post?

What was the post about?

Actually, Nitish Rana’s post is going viral on social media because of this. In this post, Nitish posted a picture of himself holding a child in his lap, in which the child’s finger was on his lips. Through his picture, he seems to be trying to say, ‘Keep quiet’. As soon as Nitish Rana shared this post, it immediately went viral.

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Who all commented on the post?

Not only this, England batter Phil Salt also commented on this post of Nitish Rana. Nitish and Phil Salt have played together in KKR. Apart from this, Nitish Rana’s franchise Rajasthan Royals in IPL also reacted to his post. Harshit Rana, who plays in DPL, also praised Nitish. Due to this, this controversy came into more highlight.

Story Highlights:

  1. Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi got into a heated argument during the Delhi Premier League Eliminator match.
  2. After the incident, Rana shared a funny post on Instagram, where he was seen holding his baby, with the child making a “keep quiet” gesture.
  3. The post quickly caught attention, and the comments were soon filled with funny reactions from several IPL players, including England’s Phil Salt.

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