IPL 2026: Now only a few days are left for the start of IPL 2026. IPL 2026 will start from March 28. Due to this, players of many franchise teams have got injured and are out of the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders team is also included in these teams. KKR’s two fast bowlers Rishit Rana and Akash Deep are out of the entire tournament due to injury. Meanwhile, KKR has announced the replacement of Akash Deep. KKR has included Saurabh Dubey in the team.
KKR coach said this about Saurabh Dubey
According to a report by Cricbuzz, Kolkata Knight Riders have included Saurabh Dubey in the team as his replacement after the exit of Akash Deep. KKR bowling coach Subroto Banerjee said that Saurabh Dubey is a very talented left-arm bowler. I remember when he went to Bangladesh tour for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 under the guidelines of Rahul Dravid. Dubey is an excellent bowler and has the ability to swing the ball both ways. This is a good decision by the management of KKR.
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KKR have signed Vidarbha left-arm seamer Saurabh Dubey as Akash Deep’s replacement for #IPL2026pic.twitter.com/BYthkI6fTL
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 22, 2026
Saurabh Dubey has not made his IPL debut yet
Let us tell you that Saurabh Dubey plays his domestic cricket for Vidarbha. He was earlier a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad, but SRH released him. He has not made his IPL debut yet, but now he may get a chance to make his IPL debut in KKR.
Saurabh Dubey remained unsold in IPL 2026 auction
Saurabh Dubey remained unsold in the mini auction of IPL 2026. He had kept his base price at Rs 30 lakh and was at number 1215 in the ‘Registered Available Player Pool’. Let us tell you that according to IPL rules, if a player is selected as a substitute in a team after the auction, then he must be a part of the ‘Registered Available Player Pool’. Saurabh Dubey became a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, but he did not get a chance to debut.
KKR has not yet found Harshit Rana’s replacement.
Indian star fast bowler Harshit Rana has also been ruled out of IPL 2026. Regarding his replacement, Kolkata Knight Riders official said that no decision has been taken yet. KKR is looking for a great replacement for Rana, which the franchise has not found till now. For this reason his replacement has not been selected. Now it remains to be seen who Kolkata Knight Riders includes in the team in place of Harshit Rana. Harshit was an important player of KKR. His exclusion was a big blow for KKR.
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