What had happened in IPL 2024? During the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on March 23, Harshit blew a flying kiss at Mayank Agarwal after dismissing him. The act not only left Mayank infuriated as he made his way back to the pavilion, but former India captain Sunil Gavaskar criticised it on-air as well. Later, the fast bowler was found guilty of committing 'two Level 1 offences under Article 2.5 of the IPL's Code of Conduct' and was fined 10 per cent and 50 percent of his match fees for the two respective offences. Almost a month later, Harshit was found guilty of a near similar act, leading to a stricter punishment from the BCCI. In the match against Delhi Capitals, he almost went for the same celebration against after dismissing Abhishek Porel, but stopped midway, before gesturing his hand towards the dugout. He was fined 100 per cent of his match fees and banned for a match for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. Over a week later, during KKR's flight to Guwahati for a match against Rajasthan Royals, former franchise captain Nitish Rana trolled Harshit asking, "Ek flying kiss ho jaye fir… (How about a flying kiss, then?)." The bowler sheepishly smiled and said no to it.