Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Harshit Rana Doubtful for Afghanistan T20Is and Asian Games
Harshit Rana is an Indian cricket player with a hamstring injury.
He hurt himself while playing against England in July.
Doctors said the injury was Grade 1.
He was sent for treatment and rehabilitation.
Rana was chosen for India’s matches against Afghanistan, but he still needs fitness clearance.
Because he has not fully recovered, he may miss all three Afghanistan matches.
He was also selected for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.
His participation there will depend on whether he becomes healthy in time.
Indian pacer Harshit Rana is unlikely to play the Afghanistan T20I series because of an unresolved hamstring injury.
Rana suffered the injury during India’s third T20I against England in July.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India described the injury as Grade 1 and sent him for further assessment and rehabilitation.
The Afghanistan series begins in Delhi on September 13, with matches also scheduled for September 15 and 17.
Rana’s participation in the 2026 Asian Games will depend on how quickly he recovers.
- Who
- Indian pacer Harshit Rana and the India cricket team.
- What
- Rana may miss the Afghanistan T20I series and could also miss the 2026 Asian Games because of a hamstring injury.
- When
- The Afghanistan T20Is are scheduled for September 13, 15 and 17; the Asian Games cricket competition is scheduled for September 24 to October 3, 2026.
- Where
- The Afghanistan series begins in Delhi; the Asian Games will be held in Japan, with India also scheduled to play Japan in Tokyo.
- Why
- Rana has not fully recovered from the hamstring injury he suffered during the third T20I against England in July.
- Player
- Harshit Rana
- Injury
- Hamstring injury, reported by the BCCI as Grade 1
- Afghanistan series
- Three T20Is scheduled for September 13, 15 and 17
- Series venue
- The first match is scheduled in Delhi
- Asian Games
- Cricket competition scheduled for September 24 to October 3, 2026
- Pre-Games match
- India is scheduled to play Japan in Tokyo on September 22
- Selection status
- Rana’s selections for both events are subject to fitness clearance