NEW DELHI: India quick bowler Harshit Rana has been dominated out of the upcoming T20I sequence in opposition to Afghanistan and the 2026 Asian Video games after struggling one other harm setback, with Vidarbha pacer Yash Thakur named as his alternative in each squads.Rana had been progressing effectively together with his rehabilitation on the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), however suffered a rectus femoris pressure whereas bowling throughout a match simulation on September 7. Following the setback, the Males’s Choice Committee dominated him out of the upcoming assignments.The event comes after a protracted harm layoff for Rana. As TimesofIndia.com had earlier reported, the quick bowler sustained a hamstring harm throughout the third T20I in opposition to England at Trent Bridge earlier this 12 months.He subsequently injured his knee throughout India’s warm-up match in opposition to South Africa forward of the 2026 Males’s T20 World Cup and was dominated out of the event. Rana then underwent surgical procedure and missed the 2026 Indian Premier League, the place he was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.After finishing his rehabilitation, Rana was introduced again into India’s plans and was added to the squad for the third ODI in opposition to Afghanistan in Chennai on June 20.The newest harm, nevertheless, has compelled him out of India’s subsequent two assignments.Rana’s absence shall be a blow to a tempo assault that already contains Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh. The selectors have opted for Yash Thakur as his alternative, handing the Vidarbha pacer one other alternative at worldwide stage.
Yash Thakur will get one other India call-up
The 27-year-old Thakur lately made his T20I debut throughout India’s tour of Zimbabwe in July. He featured in two matches and picked up 4 wickets.His home document has additionally made him an everyday title in India’s limited-overs plans. Thakur has performed 50 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches and has taken 81 wickets at an financial system charge of seven.04.He’ll now be a part of India’s squads for each the Afghanistan T20I sequence and the Asian Video games.India will face Afghanistan in a three-match T20I sequence on September 13, 15 and 17. Though all three matches shall be performed in Delhi, Afghanistan are the official hosts of the bilateral sequence.India will then flip their consideration to the 2026 Asian Video games. The workforce is scheduled to depart from Delhi on September 18, with Iyer persevering with as captain and Tilak as vice-captain.India’s up to date squad for Afghanistan T20Is: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson [WK], Ishan Kishan [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash ThakurIndia squad for the 2026 Asian Video games: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (VC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur