Harshit Rana ruled out of T20 World Cup; Siraj named replacement

Harshit Rana is ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to injury, with Mohammed Siraj named as his replacement.

Young India speedster Harshit Rana was on Friday (February 6, 2026) ruled out of the T20 World Cup owing to a knee injury, with Mohammed Siraj being named as his replacement.

Rana had sustained the injury in a warm-up game here earlier this week with skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitting that he was "not looking good".

"Siraj, who has played 45 Tests, 50 ODIs and 16 T20Is, was named as a replacement after Rana was ruled out with an injury to his right knee that was sustained during the warm-up game against South Africa on 4 February," the ICC said in a media release late on Friday (February 6).

Earlier, Suryakumar's admission was an indication enough that head coach Gautam Gambhir's 24-year-old protege was unlikely to recover in time to play any of the matches, starting with the lung-opener against the USA on Saturday (February 7).

"Harshit Rana has not been ruled out yet, the physios are assessing him but he does not look good," Suryakumar said at the pre-match press conference.

The Indian captain, however, tried to make light of the setback.