IPL 2024 | Twitter abuzz as Harshit Rana avoids to blow a kiss despite an aggressive send-off
While adrenaline plays a huge role in a bowler’s playing culture, it can often lead to overstepping boundaries. Having already crossed the limits once by blowing a flying kiss to Mayank Agarwal, the Delhi pacer avoided doing the same by controlling his instincts after cleaning up Abishek Porel.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first did spark debate on Delhi Capital’s decision and soon they were pushed on the back foot against the new ball. Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora induced the first three wickets but Abishek Porel and Rishabh Pant tried to negate the other KKR bowlers to help them to a 67-run powerplay. However, local boy Porel’s stay was short-lived as Harshit Rana outfoxed him following it up with a fiery send-off.
After a couple of dot balls, Rana bowled a good length delivery targeting the stumps on the fourth ball of the seventh over against Porel. The southpaw premeditated for a fancy stroke by shuffling across the line and trying to scoop at it. He went too much inside the line and ended up getting deceived by the pace-off delivery to watch the stumps get dismantled. Eventually, the young gun broke into a fiery celebration and gave a send-off to Porel by showing him the dugout. In the process he was also about to blow a kiss like he did to Agarwal versus Sunrisers Hyderabad but immediately controlled his instincts, reminding of the previous retribution.
That celebration
— Vince Sinha (@SinhaVince29999) April 29, 2024
LOL
Harshit Rana was about to do his flying kiss celebration but remembered that bro was fined for it earlier 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/pN702c1St6
— cricket is over (@anubhav__tweets) April 29, 2024
He truly was
Harshit Rana was here. pic.twitter.com/XcFRBgQNrS
— KnightRidersXtra (@KRxtra) April 29, 2024
He knew
Harshit Rana gave send off and remembered halfway during it about fines and tried to not complete it 😭
— Prashanth S (@ps_it_is) April 29, 2024
Penalty falshbacks
Harshit Rana was about to give him a flying kiss send off but then remembered the penalty he got for it last time😭#KKRvsDC pic.twitter.com/cV42cksNU5
— . (@iSRKzYash) April 29, 2024
True
Harshit Rana Almost gave him flying kiss
— Usman Chaudhary (@Usman_C786) April 29, 2024
But remembered penalty he got last time 😁😂!!!#KKRvsDC #DCvKKRpic.twitter.com/sCwMh7QJhk
He was almost there
Harshit Rana almost blew a kiss to Abhishek Porel 😂#KKRvsDC pic.twitter.com/q0bZkt1rlS
— VIGHNESH🔴 (@vigz__manutd) April 29, 2024
He just can't
HARSHIT RANA PICKS UP POREL AND HE CANT CONTROL HIMSELF WITH THOSE AGGRESSIVE CELEBRATIONS 😭 #KKRvDC
— Prantik (@Pran__07) April 29, 2024
About to!
Bro was about to give a flying kiss #harshitrana #KKRvsDC pic.twitter.com/CViyZguGz1
— vishnu sharma (@vishnu978sharma) April 29, 2024
Thankfully he remembered!
Harshit Rana was about to celebrate, then remembered his last fine !! pic.twitter.com/VkI5xKiOrj
— 🎰 (@StanMSD) April 29, 2024