Kolkata Knight Riders Suffer Big Blow, Akash Deep Ruled Out of IPL 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have faced another blow as Akash Deep is ruled out of IPL 2026. Akash Deep has faced many injuries in his career. This is not his first injury. Akash Deep and Harshit Rana are unavailable. Matheesha Pathirana will join the team only in mid-April. The fast bowling department of KKR looks weak at the moment.
KKR’s Pace Attack Weakens After Akash Deep Injury Blow
Akash Deep made his debut for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in 2022. Akash Deep played 5 matches in his debut year. After his debut, Akash Deep has played only 2 matches in 2023 and 1 match in 2024. Akash Deep faced a back injury before the start of IPL 2025.
Akash Deep missed a few matches for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in 2025. Akash Deep played 6 matches and took only 3 wickets in 2025. Akash Deep's average is extremely poor as he took only 3 wickets. Akash Deep has played only 14 matches in his career. Akash Deep took 10 wickets.
🚨 IPL =INJURED PLAYER LEAGUE 🚨
— Kiara (@crickiara) March 21, 2026
BIG Blow For kkr Ahead of IPL 2026 , their pace bowlers already ruled out from IPL
Harshit Rana - Ruled out
Pathirana - Not available for starting Matches
Akash deep - Ruled out from IPL
Replacement — from PSL 😜
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After IPL 2025, he got a groin injury in a match against England. This year, while playing in the Ranji Trophy for Bengal, he again got a lower back injury. Currently, he is at the BCCI Centre of Excellence for recovery and it will take a few months for his recovery. KKR bought him for 1 crore in a mini-auction as LSG released him due to poor performance in IPL 2025. After getting so many injuries, KKR might reconsider his future in the team.
