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KKR’s Akash Deep ruled out of IPL 2026 due to injury
- Kolkata Knight Riders seamer Akash Deep has been ruled out of IPL 2026 after failing to recover from a lower-back stress injury sustained during rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence.
- Recovery projections require three months, ruling Deep out for the entire season and the one-off Test against Afghanistan in June, while KKR also faces unavailability of Harshit Rana and Matheesha Pathirana.
- KKR currently relies on Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, and Kartik Tyagi as Indian seam options, with Cameron Green providing allrounder coverage while the franchise conducts trials for replacements.
- Several pacers are training with the squad, including former Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad player Simarjeet Singh Simarjeet Singh and Akash Madhwal, while Ambrish Youngster impressed during camp following his U19 World Cup performance.
- Among the contenders, Simarjeet Singh Simarjeet Singh offers rare recent IPL experience, having played 17 matches and claimed 23 wickets across previous franchises, positioning him as a priority replacement option for KKR's depleted pace attack.
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3 players who can replace Akash Deep in KKR squad for IPL 2026
Akash Deep's injury rules him out of IPL 2026 and India duty, worsening KKR's pace crisis. With Rana unavailable and Pathirana joining late, the team is evaluating domestic bowlers, with two likely to be signed as replacements soon.
·India
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IPL 2026: Injury Crisis Deepens For Kolkata Knight Riders As Akash Deep Becomes The Latest To Be Ruled Out
The pacer is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru and has not reported for the Knight Riders in any of their training camp
·New Delhi, India
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