Big blow to KKR before IPL 2026! Gautam Gambhir’s ‘Ace of Spades’ out of the tournament; Who will get a chance now?

• Big blow to KKR before IPL 2026!
• Gautam Gambhir’s ‘Ace of Spades’ out of the tournament
• Who will get a chance now?

Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the IPL 2026: The 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Starting from March 28. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who entered the field with the intention of winning the title for the fourth time, have received a big shock before the tournament. The main fast bowler of the team Harshit Rana Officially out of IPL 2026 due to injury. KKR He will play his first match on March 29 against Mumbai Indians.

The injury happened before the T20 World Cup

According to ‘Times of India’, Harshit Rana was injured during a warm-up match before the T20 World Cup. Since then he has been away from the cricket field. It is now clear that he will not be able to play in the upcoming season of IPL due to this injury. KKR is yet to announce any Indian player to replace Harshit.

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Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the IPL 2026 due to injury.

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A successful surgery was performed in February

As Harshit Rana’s injury was serious, he underwent surgery in February. Harshit himself informed the fans about this through social media. “With the surgery a success, my full focus is now on recovery. I look forward to a quick return to the sport I love so much,” he said in the post. Fans were hoping that he would be fit by the time of IPL, but he still needs some time to be fully fit.

Zimbabwe’s Blessing Mujerbani’s entry into KKR

While Harshit Rana is out, KKR have added Zimbabwean Blessing Mujerbani to their squad. The 6ft 8in tall right-arm fast bowler is known for his penetrating shots and bouncy balls in T20 cricket. He has taken more than 90 wickets at an average of 21 in over 80 T20 Internationals. Mujerbani will reach Kolkata on March 17 and will participate in a practice session with the team.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad for IPL 2026:

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakraborty, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Tejashwi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Rovman Powell, Paksuk Roy, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Mathisha Pathirana, Karthik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Akash Deep, Umran Malik, Blessing Mujerbani.

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