Harshit Rana (; born 22 December 2001) is an Indian

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er. He plays for

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in domestic cricket and

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in the

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. Rana was a member of the Indian squad which won the

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Early life

Rana was born on 22 December 2001 in

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, North West

. At the age of 10, he began cricket training under his father Pradeep Rana, a former

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for the CRPF. Rana studied at Ganga International School, where he was noticed by coach Shravan Kumar, from whom he received formal training.

Domestic career

In February 2022, he was signed up by the

in the

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for the

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(IPL). He made his

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debut on 28 April 2022, for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2022 IPL. He scored his maiden first-class century during the

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quarterfinal, when he scored 122

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from 86 balls, playing for North Zone. He was the joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker at the

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with 19 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 20.16.

International career

Rana made his international debut against Australia in the first Test of the 2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series on 22 November 2024 in

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. He made his T20I debut on 31 January 2025 against England at

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, when he replaced

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during the match as a concussion substitute. Rana made his

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(ODI) debut against England on 6 February 2025 and registered figures of 3/53. He was named in India's 15-member squad for the

after

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was ruled out before the tournament due to an injury.

References

External links

* 2001 births Living people Indian cricketers Sportspeople from New Delhi Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers India Test cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen India One Day International cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-2000s-stub