Rana made his first-class debut for Lahore Division against Rawalpindi in the 1983/84 BCCP Patron's Trophy on 13 October 1983. His second and final first-class appearance came against Dera Ismail Khan later that month.[3] In 2 first-class matches, he scored 16 runs at a batting average of 5.33, with a highest score of 10, and took 1 catch in the field.[4][5] He has stated that during his early cricketing years, he was involved in selecting Aaqib Javed for the government school cricket team in Sheikhupura and that Javed played under his captaincy.[5][6]
After leaving Pakistan, Rana moved to the United Kingdom and played club cricket there for 12 years.[6] He later worked as a minicab driver in London.[7][8] During the COVID-19 lockdowns, he began uploading singing videos to social media under the name Chahat Fateh Ali Khan and attracted attention for songs such as "Tun Tuna Tun".[8][9]
In 2023, Rana released his own song for the Pakistan Super League, titled "Ye Jo Piara PSL Hai".[10] The following year, his rendition of "Bado Badi" went viral on social media, but was later removed from YouTube after a copyright claim linked to Noor Jehan's original "Akh Larhi Bado Badi".[11][12]
