BCCI announces India’s updated T20 WC squad; Harshit Rana ruled out

On Saturday, February 7, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s updated squad for the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, which started on Saturday, February 7, in India and Sri Lanka.

Notably, Indian pacer Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the showpiece event after sustaining a knee injury during the warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday, February 4.

Notably, Rana managed to bowl only one over, giving away 16 runs in the warm-up game against South Africa. On the other hand, the veteran pacer Mohammed Siraj has been named as his replacement.

“Team India pacer Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury during the warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4th, 2026,” the BCCI statement read.

“Following consultations with a specialist and subsequent scans, the BCCI medical team deemed him unfit to participate in the tournament. The team management wishes him a speedy recovery. Mohd. Siraj will join the team as Harshit’s replacement in the squad,” the statement added.

When asked about Harshit Rana being ruled out of the tournament and the unclear fitness status of Washington Sundar, the India skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, stated that the team is going ahead with a different combination and assured fans not to worry too much.

"Don't worry, we have 11 players for today. But the big blow is obvious. If you make a squad of 15 players. You make the squad with a lot of combinations in mind. We made it with that in mind. And if he's not available for us going forward, then we'll set other combinations. But we have enough players and combinations. Against all the teams that we can make for the tournament. But if we miss him, we'll definitely miss him," Surya said as quoted by the ICC.

India’s updated squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj.

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