![[WATCH] DPL 2025: Tensions flare as Nitish Rana involves in heated confrontation with umpire](https://cricketmood.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1754645670452_Nitish-Rana.webp "[WATCH] DPL 2025: Tensions flare as Nitish Rana involves in heated confrontation with umpire 1")
Nitish Rana was seen losing his cool with an on-field umpire during Match 10 of the 2025 Delhi Premier League between Purani Dilli 6 and West Delhi Lions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Nitish, who leads the Lions, was caught losing his composure while fielding
The Lions skipper was dissatisfied and did not hesitate to communicate his feelings to the umpire. The cause behind this remains unknown at the time of writing. According to the video footage, Nitish attempted to urge the umpire to resolve an issue.
The umpire sought to convey his side of the story to Nitish. However, the latter was not fully convinced.
Watch the heated moment here
The Heat of the Moment! 🔥⚔️
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A snippet of the same clip was posted by the official social media handles of the DPL across all channels. The video has been garnering a lot of traction. The on air commentators also seemed to be confused as to what the possible reason behind the tense argument was.
Nitish did not really pursue the argument further and got back to his fielding position after a few minutes. This was not the first time he was seen leading with passion.
West Delhi Lions ended up losing the game by 15 runs. Nitish bowled just the sole over in the first innings. He conceded only five runs. The 31-year-old did not quite impress with the bat, though. He scored only 15 off 14 balls. Ayush Doseja’s scintillating 54-ball 101 went in vain as the Lions lost their first match of the campaign.
The left-handed middle-order batter has previously captained Delhi in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2023 instalment of the Indian Premier League. In 2025, he moved to Rajasthan Royals, and had a subpar season with the bat. He was injured midway through the season. It will be interesting to see if RR retain him ahead of the 2026 season, as the franchise also seems to be parting ways
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