Nitish Rana started the season brilliantly giving the perfect starts for Kolkata Knight Riders at the top of the order but he has come under scrutiny after that and managed 201 runs in the 7 games this season. The elegant left-hander from Delhi is immensely talented and he needs to keep contributing consistently to make it to the Indian side. He can also bowl some handy off-spin to act as the sixth bowler on the side.