Simarjeet Singh replace Harshit Rana: KKR has found a replacement for Harshit Rana, for which it did not have to spend much money. According to reports, Simarjeet Singh can join Kolkata Knight Riders in place of Harshit Rana. If this happens then KKR will be Simarjeet Singh's third team.

Before this, he had the experience of playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings.

Harshit Rana will get Rs 3.70 crore less salary

If Kolkata Knight Riders add Simarjit Singh, which is also being speculated, then his salary will be much less than Harshit Rana. Harshit Rana's IPL salary was Rs 4 crore. But, according to the information received, KKR can join Simarjeet Singh only for Rs 30 lakh. This means that Simarjeet Singh will get Rs 3.70 crore less salary than Harshit Rana.

Simarjeet Singh's IPL career

Simarjeet Singh's first IPL team was Chennai Super Kings.

In the 2 IPL seasons he played with the yellow jersey franchise, he played 10 matches and took 9 wickets. He was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025, for which he took 2 wickets in the 4 matches played. Simarjeet Singh played a total of 14 matches in IPL, in which he took 11 wickets.

Why was Harshit Rana out of IPL 2026?

Harshit Rana was injured during the warm-up match of T20 World Cup 2026. He suffered a knee injury in the warm-up match against South Africa, after which he underwent an operation but till now he has not been able to recover completely from it. In such a situation, Harshit Rana had to be out of IPL 2026.

KKR can be Simarjeet's third IPL team

After Harshit Rana's exit from IPL 2026, there was talk of his replacement, in which now the name of Simarjeet Singh is coming forward. If Simarjeet Singh gets a chance, KKR will be his third IPL team.

KKR can be Simarjeet's third IPL team

After Harshit Rana's exit from IPL 2026, there was talk of his replacement, in which now the name of Simarjeet Singh is coming forward. If Simarjeet Singh gets a chance, KKR will be his third IPL team.