Team India Squad T20 World Cup 2026: Fast bowler Harshit Rana may be ruled out of T20 World Cup 2026 due to injury. According to media reports, Mohammad Siraj can be included in Team India as a replacement for Harshit. Harshit Rana was injured in the warm-up match against South Africa.

In the captains’ press conference of T20 World Cup 2026, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav had said that dropping Harshit from the squad has not been considered yet. But according to a report in Indian Express, Harshit Rana will not be able to get fit in time. According to the report, no final decision has been taken yet regarding Harshit, but his condition is not looking very good.

In the warm-up match against South Africa, this happened twice with Harshit Rana in the same over, when he could not even complete his run-up. In that match, Harshit left the field holding his knee. Harshit Rana was playing a very important role in Team India. Along with bowling, he has also been hitting good batting shots at number 8. Captain Suryakumar has also said that it will be difficult to replace Harshit, but there are many options available in Team India.

Will Mohammad Siraj replace?

According to the report, the selectors can make changes in Team India on Friday. Harshit Rana can be replaced by Mohammad Siraj in Team India. Siraj, who has not played any T20 match for Team India since July 2024. Mohammad Siraj has taken 14 wickets in his 16-match International T20 career so far. He was a part of the winning Indian team of T20 World Cup 2024.

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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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