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The India team were dealt with a heavy blow after Harshit Rana was ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2026, just a day before their campaign opener against United States of America (USA) in Mumbai. Rana has injured his knee during India's warm-up clash against South Africa a couple of days ago.
The Delhi pacer could only bowl one over, conceding 16 runs, before limping off the field. “Team India pacer Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury during the warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4th 2026,” the BCCI said in a statement on Friday.
“Following consultations with a specialist and subsequent scans, the BCCI medical team deemed him unfit to participate in the tournament,” it added
Mohammed Siraj returns after two years
Replacing Rana is Mohammed Siraj, who making a comeback into the T20I side after two years. A member of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team in 2024, Siraj has not played much T20Is since then. The replacement is a like-for-like for India as both Siraj and Rana are hit-the-deck bowlers.
India’s updated squad for T20 World Cup 2026
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj
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