India’s Mohammed Siraj reacts during the third ODI cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) (PTI01_18_2026_000310B) Tech Word News.com in Mumbai: Mohammed Siraj is set to replace the injured Harshit Rana in India’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup, TimesofIndia.com can confirm. It is learned that Siraj is all set to fly to Mumbai today to link up with the T20I squad ahead of India’s World Cup opener against USA to be played on February 7 at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Harshit Rana was injured during the 2026 FIFA World Cup T20 warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Rana broke his run twice before clutching his knee and walking off the field. He managed to bowl just one over, scoring 16 runs.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!It is also learned that Rana met Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwalla on Friday morning and it could be a long injury layoff for the 24-year-old. The team management did not want to take any chances with the Delhi pacer as the damage to his knees is more than initially expected.However, captain Suryakumar Yadav did not reveal anything in the pre-match press conference. “Harshit Rana has not been ruled out yet, the physios are assessing him but he is not looking good,” said Suryakumar.“We’ll see which (other) fast bowlers have done really well in the last year or two or if there’s a bowler who can bat as well.“But there’s no hard and fast rule that he can bat because if you expect someone at No.9 or No.10 to come in and hit a six, then what are the other eight (players) in front of him doing? We’ll see, we’ve got a few options, but we’ll take the best one,” he added.
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India is already dealing with fitness issues. Washington Sundar, who missed the New Zealand series due to a side strain, remains part of the squad and is expected to return in due course. Tilak Varma, who had been sent off earlier, has since appeared in two warm-up matches.Defending champions India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 7.
