Father - Pardeep Rana
Harshit Rana is a fast bowler from Delhi who made a name for himself in a unique way. He played in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders before even making his domestic debut for Delhi. That is rare in Indian cricket. A tall and strong right-arm fast bowler, Harshit hits the deck hard and bowls with good pace. He also has clever variations that make him tough to face in the death overs. After winning the IPL trophy with KKR in 2024, he earned a spot in the Indian national team in July 2024. Besides his bowling, Harshit can also contribute with the bat. He once smashed an unbeaten 122 runs off just 86 balls batting at number nine, hitting nine sixes in that innings for North Zone.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 270 | 203 | 4 | 3/48 | 4/117 | 50.75 | 4.51 | 67.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 342 | 332 | 16 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 20.75 | 5.82 | 21.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 5 | 4 | 78 | 139 | 5 | 3/33 | 3/33 | 27.80 | 10.69 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 14 | 23 | 2067 | 1390 | 50 | 7/45 | 10/108 | 27.80 | 4.03 | 41.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| List A | 27 | 27 | 1123 | 1042 | 48 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 21.70 | 5.56 | 23.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 43 | 40 | 786 | 1249 | 48 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 26.02 | 9.53 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 | 20 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ODIs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 24* | 19.00 | 30 | 126.66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| T20Is | 5 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 35 | 48.00 | 41 | 117.07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| FC | 14 | 19 | 3 | 499 | 122* | 31.18 | 606 | 82.34 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 28 | 3 |
| List A | 27 | 14 | 2 | 133 | 24* | 11.08 | 144 | 92.36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| T20s | 43 | 12 | 5 | 107 | 35 | 15.28 | 97 | 110.30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Harshit Rana is a bowler. He bowls right-arm fast and is known for his pace, height, and ability to bowl clever variations, especially at the end of an innings.
He plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He joined them in 2022 and was a key part of their IPL title win in 2024.
He made his debut for India in July 2024, after impressing in the IPL and for India A tours.
What makes him unusual is that he played in the IPL before playing a senior domestic match for Delhi. His talent was first spotted by KKR's scouting system on the advice of fellow Delhi cricketer Nitish Rana.
Yes, he is a handy lower-order batsman. His best performance with the bat came in the Duleep Trophy where he scored an unbeaten 122 off just 86 balls batting at number nine, hitting nine sixes in that knock.
He was born on December 22, 2001, which makes him 24 years old.
