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| Real Name: | Harshit Rana |
| Profession: | Indian international cricketer |
| Birthplace: | Ghevra, Delhi, India |
| Age: | 23 |
Harshit Rana (born 22 December 2001) is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Rana was a member of the Indian squad which won the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
Early life (Harshit Rana Biography)
Rana was born on 22 December 2001 in Ghevra , North West Delhi . At the age of 10, he began cricket training under his father Pradeep Rana, a former hammer thrower and weightlifter for the CRPF. Rana studied at Ganga International School, where he was noticed by coach Shravan Kumar, from whom he received formal training.
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Harshit Pradeep Rana
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| Born | 22 December 2001 Ghevra, Delhi, India |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 23 February 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 119) | 31 January 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 July 2025
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Domestic career (Harshit Rana Biography)
In February 2022, he was signed up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his Twenty20 debut on 28 April 2022, for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2022 IPL.
He scored his maiden first-class century during the 2023 Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, when he scored 122 not out from 86 balls, playing for North Zone.
He was the joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker at the 2024 Indian Premier League with 19 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 20.16.
International career (Harshit Rana Biography)
Rana made his international debut against Australia in the first Test of the 2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series on 22 November 2024 in Perth. He made his T20I debut on 31 January 2025 against England at Pune, when he replaced Shivam Dube during the match as a concussion substitute.
Rana made his One Day International (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 2025 ICC Champions Trophy after Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out before the tournament due to an injury.
