India, April 8 -- Trust Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Harshit Rana to spice things up on the cricket field with his fast-bowling skills or animated gestures after getting a batter out. It was a combination of both on Tuesday (April 8) against the Lucknow Super Giants. Harshit Rana signalled LSG batter Aiden Markram to leave the ground in a dramatic send-off after clean-bowling him, halting a blazing opening stand by Markram and Mitchell Marsh.

KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane's decision to bowl first backfired spectacularly as the LSG openers unleashed a torrent of runs, only for Rana to inject life into the defending champions' fightback.

Markram and Marsh walked out with intent after Rahane won the toss on a fresh Eden Gardens pitch, which wa...