A sharp twist in plans hit Kolkata Knight Riders just before IPL 2026. Their move to let go of Mustafizur Rahman opened space, so they brought in Blessing Muzarabani – solid on paper, yet unfamiliar with the league’s pace. Then came Harshit Rana’s setback: a strained ligament in his right knee, picked up mid-game versus … Read more
The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 season is all set to begin on March 28, and before the new season, three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders look in trouble as their frontline seamer Harshit Rana is set to miss the majority of the upcoming IPL season. Rana, for example, will miss most of the IPL 2026 … Read more
The fast-tracking of Harshit Rana into the India squad for all forms of the game despite not having played many domestic games, received sharp criticism, at least in the beginning. Ajit Agarkar, the acting Indian selector, and Shahid Afridi, the chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board, were present in February 2025 when Rana made his … Read more
🔥 Team India Needs Selection Based on Merit, Not Favouritism If India truly wants to challenge Australia in their own backyard, it’s time to move beyond the so-called “Gambhir Quota” — a growing perception among fans that some players are being selected more for Gautam Gambhir’s personal preferences than for consistent performance. In professional cricket, … Read more
The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee added Anshul Kamboj to the Test squad before the 4th Test against England. This right-arm fast bowler has joined the team and practiced with the players in Manchester on Monday, July 21. Anshul, who plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, might make his Test debut soon after joining … Read more
Young bowler Harshit Rana, who was brought in as a backup for India’s first Test against England at Leeds, has been released by the team management. Rana, who played two Tests in Australia with not-so-great results, didn’t make much of an impact in an unofficial match against England Lions in Canterbury, where he gave away … Read more
The Indian cricket team is making some changes ahead of the England Tests. With the first match in Leeds just three days away, the squad, coached by Gautam Gambhir, looks to strengthen its lineup. On May 24, they announced an 18-member squad, featuring some fresh faces after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired. Sai Sudharshan … Read more
Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting will prefer Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana for this Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh on Thursday, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian side hoping to fill this huge void left by injured pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Rana has done reasonably well every time he has played leading towards the ICC event, but … Read more
BCCI released a video of India’s inaugural practice at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai, which was organized before the Champions Trophy. The two-time title-holders landed in Dubai to participate in the ICC event on Saturday, February 15, and began practice on Sunday to polish their preparations and gear up for Bangladesh on February 20, … Read more
Indian captain Rohit Sharma admonished young pacer Harshit Rana after an incident during the ongoing second ODI against England in Cuttack that he has termed detrimental. The incident occurred on the penultimate delivery of the 32 over when Harshit’s wild throw allowed four runs to cross. In Harshit’s defense, the player had thrown an extremely … Read more