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Injury-hit KKR has named this Indian fast bowler as Harshit Rana’s replacement for IPL 2026 Cricket News

Injury-hit KKR has named this Indian fast bowler as Harshit Rana's replacement for IPL 2026.

New Delhi: Three-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday named India’s fast bowler. Navdeep Saini As a replacement for the injured Harshit Rana.Saini has played 2 Tests, 8 ODIs and 11 T20 matches for India.TimeofIndia.com was report first Harshit has been ruled out of the season due to a knee injury ahead of the T20 World Cup.

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Later, Harshit Rana was seen on crutches at the BCCI Naman Awards.Rana suffered a right knee injury during India’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against South Africa due to which he suffered a ligament strain and is currently undergoing rehabilitation.The fast bowler withdrew after bowling just one over in that game and was later ruled out of the T20 World Cup after undergoing surgery. He was replaced by Mohammed Siraj, who had played one match (against USA) during India’s title-winning campaign.KKR is struggling with many fitness concerns. Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathiesha Pathirana is suffering from a calf strain during the T20 World Cup, which was not initially expected to impact his IPL availability.KKR are also without left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman after the BCCI directed him to release the Bangladeshi player amid strained geopolitical relations between India and Bangladesh earlier this year.After this the franchise has signed a quick contract with Zimbabwe blessings to muzarabani As a replacement. Muzarabani has given up his Pakistan Super League stint with Islamabad United as he is set to join the team here on Tuesday.KKR’s other pace options include Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey (came in as replacement for Aakash Deep), Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi and all-rounders Cameron Green and Ramandeep Singh.KKR will begin their campaign against Mumbai Indians on March 29, before hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in the opening phase of the tournament.

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