Former KKR captain Nitish Rana got into a verbal altercation with LSG star Ayush Badoni, umpire had to intervene.

With the start of the quarter-finals of India's domestic T20 tournament, the activities of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy are going on in full swing. The latest match, between northern rivals Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, saw two Indian Premier League (IPL) stars clash. There was a heated argument between former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Nitish Rana and current Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) star Ayush Badoni during the quarter-finals. Due to the clash and war of words between the two, the umpire had to intervene to separate them.

Rana, who previously played for Delhi but now represents Uttar Pradesh, was bowling to Delhi captain Badoni. In the 13th over, Rana first moved from his bowling stance once, before Badoni returned the favor by moving from his batting stance.

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The incident apparently created tension between the two, with the two clashing with each other at the non-striker's end.

As the argument broke out between the two, the standing umpire had to step in to ensure that the heated argument did not escalate.

In the quarter-finals, Delhi made a strong score of 193/3 in 20 overs. Former wicketkeeper batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Anuj Rawat played an inning of 73 runs in 33 balls. Rawat will play for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025.

IPL 2025: Nitish Rana and Ayush Badoni

Nitish Rana is an IPL veteran who has established himself as a reliable Indian middle-order batsman. Rana won IPL 2024 with KKR and also captained the franchise a year ago.

However, KKR did not bid for Rana in the mega auction and he was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4.2 crore.

Badoni, on the other hand, did not enter the auction pool at all. The 25-year-old was retained by LSG for a fee of Rs 4 crore as one of their two uncapped retentions. He is expected to join the middle-order for LSG in IPL 2025, which will feature the likes of Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran and David Miller.