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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The organization of 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7th February next month. The World Cup will be hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka and its final will be held on March 8. India will enter the field as the defending champions, which has match-winning players like Abhishek Sharma to Jasprit Bumrah. But former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that not Abhishek Sharma or Jasprit Bumrah, but captain Suryakumar Yadav will prove to be the biggest game changer for India in the T20 World Cup.

Team India’s biggest game changer – Shoaib Akhtar

Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav is struggling with poor form. In the 19 T20 innings played in the year 2025, he could score only 218 runs. Last year his average was only 13.63. Despite this, Shoaib Akhtar believes that Suryakumar Yadav will emerge as the biggest star of Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026.

Shoaib Akhtar told in a conversation with PTV Sports that there is no dearth of talent in the Indian team and it seems to be the biggest contender to win the T20 World Cup. Akhtar further said that if Team India has to win the World Cup, then captain Suryakumar Yadav will definitely have to score runs, which according to the Pakistani veteran bowler can prove to be a big game changer for Team India. Akhtar clearly said that if India wants to become world champion, then the captain will have to score runs at any cost.

Good captain, but personal performance dropped

Suryakumar Yadav has not lost a single series after becoming the Indian T20 captain. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar, India has so far registered 28 wins in 38 T20 matches and lost only 6 matches. Surya’s win percentage as captain is 80.55. But after becoming the captain, the personal performance of Suryakumar Yadav has declined.

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