“I don’t want to make friends on the field, I want to win matches…” – Harshit Rana made a big statement about his aggressive celebrations
This is my cricket, I have always played my cricket like this- Harshit Rana Harshit Rana (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In IPL 2024, Indian young player Harshit Rana has bowled brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders. In the final match, Harshit played an important role in the team’s victory by taking 2 big wickets in his spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Apart from his performance this season, Harshit Rana has also made a lot of headlines due to his aggressive celebrations on the field. In the very first match of the season, he did a ‘flying kiss’ celebration after dismissing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Mayank Agarwal. After which BCCI fined him. After the fine, in another match, after taking a wicket, Harshit Rana was seen quietly keeping a finger on his mouth as a celebration. BCCI then banned him for one match. But we did not see any effect of all this on Harshit’s game, he emerged as a match-winning bowler for the team throughout the season. Recently Harshit Rana has given a big statement about his on-field celebration. I have always played my cricket like this- Harshit Rana Harshit Rana says that he does not go to the field to make friends but to win the match. He has played cricket in this style throughout his life. While talking to News18, Harshit Rana said, ‘Next time I won’t do it after getting someone out. This is my cricket, I have always played my cricket like this.’ ‘I am a fun-loving guy off the field but on the cricket pitch, I don’t go to make friends but to win matches. Abhishek Porel hit 16 runs in my first over, you can’t laugh if someone hits you for a six. I took his wicket in the next over, it was my right to celebrate, but I was banned.’ Harshit Rana says that being from Delhi has helped him to be aggressive on the field. He also gave the example of players like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Ishant Sharma and Rishabh Pant. Harshit further said, ‘This tag has been given to us, we are from Delhi, we play cricket with our hearts. This aggression of Delhi has made Virat Kohli The Virat Kohli. Ishant Sharma played 100 Test matches and Rishabh Pant showed his magic at Gabba. And Gautam Gambhir won two World Cup finals for India.
IPL 2024 Final: SRH vs KKR, 1st Innings Highlights: Kolkata needs to score 114 runs to win their third IPL title
Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first in the final, were all out for 113 runs. SRH vs KKR (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024, SRH vs KKR Final: 1st Innings Highlights: The final match of IPL 2024 is being played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at MA Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk today (26 May). Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved wrong. Hyderabad batted first and were all out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs. Pat Cummins scored the highest 24 runs for the team. SRH vs KKR: Sunrisers Hyderabad lost 3 wickets in the powerplay Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered an early blow in the very first over of the innings when Abhishek Sharma (2) was bowled by a brilliant delivery from Mitchell Starc. AN ABSOLUTE RIPPER! As spectacular as it gets from Mitchell Starc ⚡️ He gets the in-form Abhishek Sharma early 🔥 Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia #TATAIPL , #KKRvSRH , #Final , #TheFinalCall pic.twitter.com/K5w9WIywuR — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2024 Vaibhav Arora then gave the team a big success by dismissing Travis Head on a golden duck in the second over. After which Rahul Tripathi lost his wicket on 9 runs by playing a wrong shot. Ramandeep Singh took a brilliant catch at mid-wicket on Starc’s ball. Hyderabad scored 40 runs after losing 3 wickets in the powerplay. Markram, Reddy and Shahbaz also failed to perform Harshit Rana took the wicket of Nitish Kumar Reddy (13) in the first over of his spell today. After three consecutive slower balls, Harshit bowled a full length ball at the speed of 146. Nitish Kumar Reddy tried to drive. But he got an outside edge and wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz took a brilliant catch. Later, Andre Russell dismissed Aiden Markram (20) in the 11th over and Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Shahbaz Ahmed (8) in the 12th over. Varun Chakravarthy joins the party for #KKR #KKRvSRH #TATAIPL #IPLonJioCinema #IPLFinalonJioCinema #IPLFinal #IPLinBangla pic.twitter.com/kiKtYICb63 — JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 26, 2024 Abdul Samad, who came in as an impact player, could not do anything special, he was out against Andre Russell after scoring 4 runs in 4 balls. Edged and taken! The impact player now departs for #SRH as Andre Russell takes his second wicket! Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia #TATAIPL , #KKRvSRH , #Final , #TheFinalCall pic.twitter.com/etfTGGi38D — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2024 SRH vs KKR: Harshit Rana bowled Heinrich Klaasen Harshit Rana gave a big blow to Hyderabad by dismissing Heinrich Klaasen in the 15th over of the innings. Klaasen tried to drive a slow ball but the ball hit the inside edge and collided with the stumps. Heinrich Klaasen was able to score only 16 runs in 17 balls with the help of one four. Captain Pat Cummins played the highest innings for the team with 24 runs in 19 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. Andre Russell took the most wickets Andre Russell took the maximum of 3 wickets by giving 19 runs in 2.3 overs. He…
IPL 2024: Big blow to KKR, BCCI bans this player
Harshit Rana fined for breaching IPL code of conduct for the second time KKR team (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who are performing brilliantly in IPL 2024, have suffered a major setback. The team’s fast bowler Harshit Rana has been fined heavily for violating the IPL code of conduct. He has also been banned for one match. Issuing a statement, BCCI said, Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Harshit Rana has been punished for violating the IPL Code of Conduct during the 47th match of IPL 2024 against Delhi Capitals. He has been fined 100 percent of his match fee and suspended for one match. Rana has been found guilty of a Level 1 offense under Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct. He pleaded guilty and accepted the match referee’s sanction. The match referee’s decision for a Level 1 breach of the Code of Conduct is final. Harshit fined for the second time Earlier, Rana was fined 60 percent of his match fee for violating the IPL code of conduct. Let us tell you that at the beginning of the season, after dismissing Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Mayank Agarwal, he had hinted at a flying kiss. Let us tell you that Harshit Rana has played 8 matches this season, in which he has taken 11 wickets. He is the highest wicket taker from Kolkata this season. Therefore, KKR will miss this fast bowler in the upcoming match. Talking about KKR team, the team has shown a brilliant performance in IPL 2024. The franchise has played 9 matches so far, in which the team has won 6, while it has faced defeat in 3. At present he is at second position in the points table with 12 points.