Kolkata: In a giant blow to Kolkata Knight Riders, pacer Harshit Rana was on Friday dominated out of the whole IPL 2026 owing to the ligament harm that he sustained throughout a warm-up match forward of the current T20 World Cup. The quick bowler suffered a ligament pressure in his proper knee throughout India’s T20 World Cup warm-up recreation towards South Africa, following which he underwent surgical procedure, needing an intensive rehabilitation course of.

“It’s a massive blow as a result of Harshit Rana has been an integral a part of this workforce for the final couple of seasons, additionally the championship season. During the last 12 months, he’s actually grown as a cricketer,” KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar mentioned, with out giving a confirmed timeline for Rana’s return to motion.

“We are going to at all times miss Harshit Rana, it’s not simple to exchange him.” The KKR workforce suppose tank is now contemplating a substitute for Rana with Navdeep Saini, Akash Madhwal, Simarjeet Singh, Sandeep Warrier and KM Asif having taken trials and are enjoying follow matches.