Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowling woes continue to pile up as star pacer Harshit Rana has now been ruled out of IPL 2026 with an injury that kept him out of India’s victorious campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup.
India pacer Harshit Rana was ruled out of India’s ICC T20 World Cup squad after he picked up a massive injury during one of the warm-up fixtures ahead of the ICC tournament. He was replaced by the Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj, who went on to win the T20 World Cup for the second time in his career.
Star pacer Harshit Rana ruled out of IPL 2026; KKR to decide on replacement
Indian pacer Harshit Rana’s availability was already a massive concern for the 2024 Champions; now it has been all but confirmed that he will not be part of their squad for the upcoming edition of the competition. This has been confirmed by TOI reporter Sahil Malhotra’s reports.
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However, the Kolkata Knight Riders management are yet to make any formal announcement on his replacement and might consider their other Indian pacers to step in during this tough phase.
Harshit Rana ruled out of IPL 2026; KKR yet to decide replacement. The franchise added Blessing Muzarabani to the squad today & hoping likes of Vaibhav, Akash, Umran and Kartik Tyagi will step up@pratyush93_raj with the important break for @toisports https://t.co/KSIHfsta7u
— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) March 13, 2026
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