India, March 26 -- One of the underlying sub-plots of the IPL 2025 game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati was Nitish Rana's reunion with his former franchise and the opportunity to prove to them that they made a wrong call by not retaining him. But the India batter was left red-faced following his dismissal for just eight runs, after which fans served him a brutal reminder of his old "loyalty" remark.

Rana, who spent seven IPL seasons with KKR and even led them in 2023 in the absence of then-regular captain Shreyas Iyer, was released by the franchise ahead of the mega auction in November last year. The decision hurt Rana and his family deeply. Hence, taking to social media, his wife Saachi Marwah indirectly c...