Now less than 24 hours are left for the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Before the start of this global tournament, Team India has suffered a big setback. Star fast bowler Harshit Rana is out of the entire tournament. Rana is out of the T20 World Cup due to injury.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from tomorrow, 7th February. A total of 3 matches will be played on the first day of the tournament. Team India will also play its first match of the tournament on Saturday, 7 February. India faces USA in the T20 World Cup on Saturday. However, Harshit Rana’s replacement has not been announced yet.

For your information, let us tell you that Harshit Rana was injured on 4th February. After this, he was sent to the clinic for examination on 5 February. Investigation revealed that there was swelling in his knee, due to which there was lack of movement. Rana also complained of severe pain. After this when the scan was done Lateral Meniscus That means an injury was detected on the outer part of the knee. After the advice of famous orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, he has been asked for surgery. After investigation, the medical team has found that his recovery is not possible without surgery.

15-member Team India for T20 World Cup- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana (out).

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