Star pacer Mohammed Siraj has been named as a replacement for Harshit Rana, who was ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury during a warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4.
Rana bowled just one over in the game before leaving the field and was later seen with his thigh heavily strapped.
Team India all-rounder Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 due to an injury, said sources. Harshit Rana was injured during Team India's T20 WC 2026 warm-up match against South Africa on Wednesday.
Chasing 301, India lost opener Rohit Sharma early before skipper Shubman Gill (56) and Virat Kohli (93) stitched together a sublime, match-winning partnership of 118 runs for the second wicket.
With Bumrah unavailable for the match at the HPCA Stadium due to personal reasons, Arshdeep and Rana were handed the responsibility of taking the new ball on Sunday.
The incident occurred in the 22nd over of South Africa innings when Harshit was found to have gestured in the direction of the dressing room when he dismissed Proteas batter Dewald Brevis.
With Australia having taken 2-0 lead and the series out of India's grasp, the Shubman Gill-led side ensured that it was not a bilateral series whitewash against Australia.
Seam-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana has been released from India’s squad ahead of the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, for which the team has travelled to Birmingham.
Fast-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana has been added to India’s squad ahead of the first Test against England that starts at Leeds from Friday.
Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has backed left-arm quickArshdeep Singh ahead of Harshit Rana as his first choice replacementfor the injured Jasprit Bumrah in India’s Champions Trophy openeragainst Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday.
