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Harshit Rana Opens Up On India Star’s Advice After ‘Flying Kiss’ Celebration In IPL

Amogh Bodas

Harshit Rana's best IPL season was in 2024, in which he bagged 19 wickets.

Fast bowler Harshit Rana is slowly becoming a mainstay for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He scalped 15 wickets in the latest Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2025. Though he was lauded by a lot of cricket pundits for his pace and simple bowling action, a different incident took the spotlight for Harshit Rana. A year later, the pacer spoke about how KL Rahul’s advice helped him focus on his bowling.

Result – t20 – South Mackay
India A Women tour of Australia, T20, 2025
Australia A Women AUSA-W

137/6

India A Women INDA-W

124/5

Australia A Women beat India A Women by 13 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Kakinada Kings KNK

Amaravati Royals AMR

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
Purani Delhi 6 PD

186/6

West Delhi Lions WDL

171/8

Purani Delhi 6 won by 15 runs

Toss – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
07 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Central Delhi Kings CDK

South Delhi Superstarz SDS

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
East Delhi Riders EDR

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
New Delhi Tigers NDT

Purani Delhi 6 PD

Result – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

155/6

Cyprus CYP

213/3

Cyprus beat Croatia by 58 runs

Live – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

132/10

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
08 Aug 2025, 12:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
08 Aug 2025, 05:00 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

123/0

London County Cricket LCC

122/7

East Molesey beat London County Cricket by 10 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Kreative Sports XI KSP

106/9

Spencer SPE

136/3

Spencer beat Kreative Sports XI by 30 runs

Live – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Banstead BAN

32/3

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 08:45 PM IST
Wimbledon WIM

Weybridge WEY

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 04:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:45 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:45 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Live – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Sussex SUSS

Kent KENT

228/6

Abandoned – oneday – Neath
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Glamorgan GLAM

Derbyshire DER

Live – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Nottinghamshire NOT

Worcestershire WOR

213/3

Live – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Hampshire HAM

Essex ESS

273/6

Upcoming – oneday – Northampton
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Northamptonshire NOR

Yorkshire YOR

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Surrey SURR

Gloucestershire GLO

Upcoming – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Somerset SOM

Durham DURH

Canceled – t20 – Stockholms län
France tour of Sweden 2025
Sweden SWE

France FRA

MATCH CANCELLED

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
91 Yards Club 91YC

165/7

Navarang Club NVR

149/10

91 Yards Club beat Navarang Club by 16 runs

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Nabajyoti Club NAJC

99/7

Gauhati Town Club GTC

156/7

Gauhati Town Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 14 runs (D/L) method

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

91 Yards Club 91YC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Navarang Club NVR

Bud Cricket Club BCC

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 10:15 PM IST
Bihar CC BCC

Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

Khan Zalmi Kings KZK

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 08:00 PM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

CECC CEC-A

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Selangor SEL

Perak PRK

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:30 AM IST
Johor JOR

Penang PENG

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Melaka MEL

Kuala Lumpur KLPR

Abandoned – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

Hubli Tigers Women HTW

Match Abandoned due to rain

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Mysore Warriors Women MWW

98/2

Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

97/5

Mysore Warriors Women beat Mangalore Dragons Women by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:45 AM IST
Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

Mysore Warriors Women MWW

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:45 PM IST
Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

Shivamogga Lioness Women SHLW

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Eavion Eagles EAE

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 05:30 PM IST
Paratus Jets PAJ

NPL Bears NPB

Live – test – Bulawayo
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, Test, 2025
Zimbabwe ZIM

125/10

New Zealand NZ

127/0

Upcoming – t20 – County Dublin
Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 08:30 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Pakistan Women PAK-W

Upcoming – oneday – San Fernando
Pakistan tour of West Indies, ODI, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:30 PM IST
West Indies WI

Pakistan PAK

Result – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
SLC Blues SLBL

143/10

SLC Greens SLGR

144/6

SLC Greens beat SLC Blues by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
SLC Greys SLGY

SLC Blues SLBL

Upcoming – 100-ball – Leeds
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
07 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
Northern Superchargers NOS

Welsh Fire WEF

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix BIP

Trent Rockets TRR

Upcoming – 100-ball – Leeds
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Northern Superchargers Women NOS-W

Welsh Fire Women WFW-W

Upcoming – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Birmingham Phoenix Women BIP-W

Trent Rockets Women TRW-W

Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
Austria AUST

92/6

Norway NOR

87/10

Austria beat Norway by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Sweden SWE

France FRA

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
France FRA

Norway NOR

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Sweden SWE

Austria AUST

The incident took place when the Knight Riders played against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Mayank Agarwal was in good form and was taking Harshit to the cleaners effortlessly. Just when the battle was starting to look one-sided, the pacer dropped a bouncer which took Agarwal by surprise. He tried to pull, but could not keep the ball along the ground. Rinku Singh grabbed the catch, comfortably inside the boundary, as the batter was dismissed. It was all fine till then. But all hell broke loose when Harshit brought out his celebration. The speedster blew a flying kiss to the Karnataka batter as a mark of his celebration to the wicket.

In a recent podcast, the fast bowler spoke about how KL Rahul‘s advice helped him focus on his bowling and curb the aggression. He also reflected on how KL Rahul helped him become a better player and person.

“In IPL 2024, after the flying kiss incident, KL Rahul came to me. He told me that there was no problem about the celebration, and that I can continue to express myself on the field. But he stressed that I shouldn’t let it affect my bowling”, said the fast bowler in the interview.

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Celebration From Harshit Rana Attracts Opinions

In today’s day and age, it does not take a lot of time for such an incident to go viral on social media. Harshit Rana’s antics were all over social media soon after his send-off to Mayank Agarwal. Though it did not sit well with a lot of people, the most notable disagreement was from former India opener Sunil Gavaskar. The legend expressed that there was no need for Harshit to give that kind of send-off to a much senior batter. He went on to state that Agarwal did not provoke the fast bowler when he was hitting him for boundaries. So it was uncalled for, on Harshit’s part.

Despite all the celebration chaos, the Knight Riders were successful in registering a narrow victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Harshit Rana played a very crucial part in his final over. Harshit was fined 60% of his match fees for the incident. His best season in terms of wickets came in 2024, in which he managed to pick 19 wickets in 13 games for the Knight Riders. The IPL will always be remembered for giving a platform to young talent, due to which they get the freedom to express themselves on the big stage.

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