Harshit Rana will miss most of IPL 2026 after February knee surgery, having also missed the T20 World Cup. Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling attack weakens further with Mustafizur Rahman out. KKR will rely on Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Akash Deep, Umran Malik, Cameron Green, and others. KKR starts IPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians on March 29.