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| Full name | Harshit Pradeep Rana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-12-22)22 December 2001 (age 23) Ghevra,Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 316) | 22 November 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 December 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 258) | 6 February 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 October 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 119) | 31 January 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 October 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harshit Pradeep Rana (Hindi:[hʌɾˈʃɪt̪ɾaːɳaː]; born 22 December 2001) is an Indianinternationalcricketer.[4] He plays forDelhi in domestic cricket andKolkata Knight Riders in theIndian Premier League.[5] Rana was a member of the Indian squad which won the2025 ICC Champions Trophy and the2025 Asia Cup.[6][7]
Rana was born on 22 December 2001 inGhevra near theDelhi–Haryana border. At the age of 10, he began cricket training under his father Pradeep Rana, a formerhammer thrower andweightlifter for theCRPF.[8] Rana studied at Ganga International School, where he was noticed by coach Shravan Kumar, from whom he received formal training.[9]
In February 2022, he was signed up by theKolkata Knight Riders in theauction for the2022 Indian Premier League (IPL).[10] He made hisTwenty20 debut on 28 April 2022, for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2022 IPL.[11][12]
He scored his maidenfirst-class century during the2023 Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, when he scored 122not out from 86 balls, playing forNorth Zone.[2]
He was the joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker at the2024 Indian Premier League with 19 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 20.16.[13]
Rana made his international debut against Australia in the first Test of the2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series on 22 November 2024 inPerth.[14] He made his T20I debut on 31 January 2025 against England atPune, when he replacedShivam Dube during the match as aconcussion substitute.[15]
Rana made hisOne Day International (ODI) debut against England on 6 February 2025 and registered figures of 3/53.[16] He was named in India's 15-member squad for the2025 ICC Champions Trophy afterJasprit Bumrah was ruled out before the tournament due to an injury. On 25 October 2025,Rana took a 4-39 which was the best figures for an Indian at The SGC inSydney.[17]
He cranks it up to the mid-140s (kph) on the speed gun, generates good bounce with his 6'2" frame, and moves the ball enough either way to keep the batter guessing.
Another bowling allrounder, Rana was left frustrated last year, unable to get enough game time.
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