Injury-hit KKR identify this Indian pacer as Harshit Rana’s substitute for IPL 2026 | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday named India pacer Navdeep Saini as a substitute for the injured Harshit Rana.Saini has performed 2 Tests, 8 ODIs, and 11 T20Is for India.TimeofIndia.com was the first to report that Harshit has been dominated out of the season because of a knee damage that he had sustained forward of the T20 World Cup.Later, Harshit Rana was seen on crutches on the BCCI Naman Awards.Rana, who sustained a ligament pressure in his proper knee damage throughout India’s T20 World Cup warm-up match in opposition to South Africa, is at the moment present process rehabilitation.The pacer had pulled up after delivering only one over in that sport and was subsequently dominated out of the T20 World Cup following surgical procedure. He was changed by Mohammed Siraj, who performed one match (in opposition to the USA) throughout India’s title-winning marketing campaign.KKR are grappling with a number of health issues. Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana has been nursing a calf pressure sustained throughout the T20 World Cup, which had initially not been anticipated to have an effect on his IPL availability.KKR are additionally with out left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman after the BCCI instructed it to launch the Bangladeshi participant amid strained geopolitical relations between India and Bangladesh earlier this 12 months.The franchise has since signed Zimbabwe fast Blessing Muzarabani as a substitute. Muzarabani opted out of his Pakistan Super League stint with Islamabad United as he’s set to affix the squad right here Tuesday.KKR’s different tempo choices embrace Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey (got here as a substitute of Akash Deep), Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, and all-rounders Cameron Green and Ramandeep Singh.KKR will start their marketing campaign in opposition to Mumbai Indians in an away fixture on March 29, earlier than internet hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants within the opening part of the event.
