Harshit Rana injured his knee in the warm-up match against South Africa and was replaced by Mohammed Siraj.
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Published February 6, 2026
India Seam bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a knee injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Friday, and Mohammed Siraj has been named in his place.
Rana has also developed into a handy lower-order batsman, but during Wednesday’s warm-up match against South Africa, he bowled just one over and was injured before leaving the field.
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Captain Suryakumar Yadav said that Rana’s injury condition did not look good but the team had enough depth to cope with it.
While Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are likely to share the new-ball duties, India also have seam bowling all-rounders in Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube.
“This is obviously a big blow because we are building a team of 15 players with a lot of combinations in mind,” Suryakumar said before Saturday’s Group A game against the United States.
“If he is not available for us in the future, we will set up other combinations. We have enough players.”
The International Cricket Council announced that it had approved Siraj as Rana’s replacement.
India are aiming to become the first team in the history of the tournament to successfully defend the title and also become the first host country to win the T20 World Cup.
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Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj
