Harshit Rana Ruled Out : The Indian star pacer Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after he sustained an injury during the warm-up game against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
His injury occurred during India’s T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up game against South Africa on February 4, where he was seen in discomfort after pulling out of his run-up. The pacer left the field clutching his knee, having bowled just one over, giving away 16 runs.
Just a day before India’s first game against the USA in their first match of the World Cup on Saturday, Rana has been ruled out.
Harshit Rana Ruled Out
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav said,
“Harshit does not look good. We will know today.”
The Indian captain further said,
“If Harshit is ruled out, it will be a big blow. We will have to look at other combinations, but we have enough bench strength.
When the captain was asked about Rana’s potential replacement, he stated that it is not necessary that another all-rounder be added to the squad.
“We shall see. There is no hard and fast rule that he has to be an all-rounder.”
Coming to the warm-up fixture, India registered a comfortable 30-run victory. In-form Ishan Kishan stayed in red-hot touch, smashing a rapid 53 off just 20 balls, including seven sixes and two fours, as India posted a daunting 241 for five after batting first on a batting-friendly pitch.
The bowlers then delivered a collective effort, with Suryakumar Yadav and co. deploying as many as nine bowling options—with Abhishek Sharma picking up two wickets—to limit South Africa to 210 for seven.
Talking about the warm-up game, India secured an easy 30-run win against South Africa. Ishan Kishan looked in great form, smashing 53 runs off just 20 balls, which included seven sixes and two fours. Due to the help of his innings, India posted up a score of 241 for five.
After that the bowlers also delivered really well, with Abhishek Sharma picking up two wickets for the team to stop South Africa at 210 runs.
India squad for the T20 World Cup 2026
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Rinku Singh.
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