Before IPL 2026, the problems of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) seem to be increasing. The team’s star fast bowler Harshit Rana was seen walking with the help of crutches before the upcoming season, the video of which is going viral on social media. As soon as this video surfaced, a question arose in the minds of fans whether Harshit would be out of the entire season.

Let us tell you that Harshit was also a part of Team India in the 2026 T20 World Cup, but due to injury he had to be out of the tournament. Mohammad Siraj was included in the team in place of injured Harshit. Now it seems that KKR will also have to find a replacement for Harshit. So let us know whether Harshit will be out of the entire season.

Reached Naman Awards with the help of crutches

Recently Naman Awards was organized, in which many Indian cricketers were present. Harshit Rana was also a part of this list. The Indian pacer had reached the Naman Awards with the help of crutches. During the award, when Harshit was called for the award, he himself could not get up and go. IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal himself came and honored him with the award.

Harshit Rana walking with a walking stick during the BCCI Awards.

Get well soon, Harshit Rana. pic.twitter.com/OPmqLvRXW9

— Sonu (@Cricket_live247) March 16, 2026

Will he be out for the entire season?

At present the franchise has not given any update regarding Harshit. Now it will be interesting to see whether Harshit is fit for the IPL starting from March 28 or not.

KKR’s bowling attack is weak

It is noteworthy that the pace attack of Kolkata Knight Riders seems to be weakening. First the team had to release Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. The team has included Blessing Muzarabani in place of Mustafizur. Now it will be interesting to see what decision the team takes regarding Harshit.

Harshit Rana’s IPL career

It is noteworthy that Harshit has played 34 matches in his IPL career so far. Bowling in 32 innings of these matches, he has taken 40 wickets at an average of 25.72, in which his best is 3/24.

Also read: Vaibhav Suryavanshi wants to break the record of this legend in IPL, not satisfied with the century of 35 balls

Now less than 24 hours are left for the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Before the start of this global tournament, Team India has suffered a big setback. Star fast bowler Harshit Rana is out of the entire tournament. Rana is out of the T20 World Cup due to injury.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from tomorrow, 7th February. A total of 3 matches will be played on the first day of the tournament. Team India will also play its first match of the tournament on Saturday, 7 February. India faces USA in the T20 World Cup on Saturday. However, Harshit Rana’s replacement has not been announced yet.

For your information, let us tell you that Harshit Rana was injured on 4th February. After this, he was sent to the clinic for examination on 5 February. Investigation revealed that there was swelling in his knee, due to which there was lack of movement. Rana also complained of severe pain. After this when the scan was done Lateral Meniscus That means an injury was detected on the outer part of the knee. After the advice of famous orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, he has been asked for surgery. After investigation, the medical team has found that his recovery is not possible without surgery.

15-member Team India for T20 World Cup- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana (out).

update in progress…