Kolkata Knight Riders have decided not to seek a replacement for Indian pace bowler Harshit Rana ahead of IPL 2026, as per the report of Cricbuzz. However, Harshit was ruled out of the competition due to a knee injury, and he will not be available for the entire season as well.
However, he underwent surgery after the T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match against South Africa and eventually missed that tournament as well. However, the report also claimed that KKR will not replace him in the team now, as the team management believes that they have sufficient pace bowlers as well.
However, KKR has four Indian pace bowling options – Akash Deep, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi and Akash Deep, along with two overseas pacers in the side – Matheesha Pathirana and Blessing Muzarabani. Although there are some concerns over Pathirana’s fitness, KKR hopes that he will return later in the season.
KKR has four Indian pace bowling options
Meanwhile, KKR bought Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani for IPL 2026 as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman. He did well in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, finishing as the joint third-highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps as Zimbabwe made it to the Super Eights stage.
“KKR have signed Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani to join the squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 season,” KKR said in a statement.
“The 6 ft 8″ right-arm quick has emerged as one of Zimbabwe’s leading pace bowlers in the shortest format, known for his steep bounce and ability to strike in key phases of the innings.” “Muzarabani brings significant T20 experience, having claimed over 90 wickets in more than 80 T20 Internationals at an average of around 21, with best figures of 3/8. His pace and consistency across global leagues and international cricket add further depth to KKR’s pace attack heading into the season,” further added.
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