I Met Him In The Final...: Harshit Rana Reveals Chat With Mayank Agarwal After Flying Kiss Celebration Controversy

17/06/2024

i met him in the final...: harshit rana reveals chat with mayank agarwal after flying kiss celebration controversy

Harshit Rana's flying kiss celebration was one of the biggest talking points during IPL 2024. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer came up with it after he dismissed Mayank Agarwal during their first game of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Mayank seemed to be surprised with the celebration as he went back to the dressing room.

Speaking to Shubhankar Mishra on his Youtube channel, Harshit said that he didn't do it deliberately. The right-arm pacer also revealed that he met Mayank during the IPL 2024 final and had a chat with him.

"I didn't deliberately do it – the flying kiss. When I took the wicket of Mayank bhaiya… actually when he hit the ball in the air, I got close to him during my follow-through. It happened instinctively and it came out. The cameraman focussed on it well. I met him [Mayank] again in the final and told him there was no malice. He understood. He and I have had this equation. I had a bit of it [banter] during the Duleep Trophy match as well," Harshit told Shubhankar Mishra.

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"A lot has changed since the flying kiss. When people come up to me, that's the first thing they ask. Feels nice to know that people remember me for it. When people relate it to me."

Harshit was fined 60 per cent of his match fee. He was banned for one game for a second offence during the game against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024.

Harshit played a key role in KKR's title win and scalped 19 wickets in the season. He seems to be in contention and could earn his maiden India call-up for the T20I series against Zimbabwe.

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KKR defeated SRH in the final

Kolkata Knight Riders had a season to remember and they finished at the top spot in the points table. They defeated SRH in the first qualifier to punch their ticket to the final.

Courtesy of Mitchell Starc's spell, the IPL 2024 turned out to be a one-sided affair. Starc removed Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi early to give a dream start to KKR. SRH could never recover from it and only managed a total of 113 on the board.

KKR also lost an early wicket in the chase but that didn't have any impact on their chase. Venkatesh Iyer remained slammed an unbeaten 52 off just 26 balls to steer KKR to their third IPL title win. Starc was bestowed with the Player of the Match award in the first qualifier and the final.

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