New Delhi, March 13 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) speedster Harshit Rana has been ruled out of IPL 2026, according to a report in the Times of India. This will mean that Harshit will miss his second straight tournament, after being ruled out of the 2026 T20 World Cup due to an injury.

Harshit Rana had suffered a knee injury during India's T20 World Cup warm-up match against South Africa. He was replaced by Mohammed Siraj for the 2026 T20 World Cup that India won after they defeated New Zealand.

The report adds that KKR have not decided on a replacement just yet, and wants players like Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi and Akash Deep to make use of their opportunities.

 

"Harshit Rana unfortunately will not be available bu...