Harshit Rana sustained the knee injury in a warm-up match against South Africa with Mohammed Siraj now taking his place.
Published On 6 Feb 2026
India seam bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a knee injury, India’s cricket board (BCCI) announced on Friday, with Mohammed Siraj named as a replacement.
Rana, who has also developed into a handy lower-order batter, sustained the injury during a warmup match against South Africa on Wednesday when he bowled just one over before leaving the field.
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Skipper Suryakumar Yadav had said that Rana’s injury did not look good, but that they had enough depth in the squad to deal with it.
Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are likely to share the new-ball duty, while India also have seam-bowling all-rounders in Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube.
“It’s a big blow obviously because you ma