The defending champions, the India National Cricket Team, have suffered a major setback ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, as their pace-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the tournament on Friday, January 6.
Harshit Rana's T20 World Cup 2026 dream shatteredHarshit Rana, who was seen as a strong impact option with both ball and bat, will now miss the entire T20 World Cup 2026 due to a knee injury, as reported by a Times of India journalist on X.
The young fast bowler hurt his knee during a T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4. Rana struggled while bowling his first over and twice stopped during his run-up. He was clearly in pain and was seen holding his knee.
