India fast bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the 2026 Asian Games after suffering a fresh hamstring strain, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
Rana, who had been recovering from a hamstring injury sustained during India’s tour of England, suffered the strain while bowling in a match simulation on September 7.
Yash Thakur has been named as Rana’s replacement in both squads. The 27-year-old made his T20I debut during India’s tour of Zimbabwe in July, taking four wickets in two matches.
Rana had initially been named subject to fitness clearance when India announced their squads earlier this month. Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy were also selected subject to fitness.
India’s updated squad for Afghanistan T20Is: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur
India squad for the 2026 Asian Games: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur
