Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Yash Thakur Replaces Harshit Rana For India’s Upcoming Squads
India has changed its cricket squads for two upcoming events.
Harshit Rana cannot play because he hurt a muscle in his thigh during practice.
Yash Thakur was chosen to take his place.
Thakur is a 27-year-old fast-medium bowler from Vidarbha.
He recently played two T20 matches for India and took four wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared to return after recovering from a knee injury.
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar have also been declared fit.
India will first play Afghanistan, then Japan, before beginning its Asian Games campaign.
Yash Thakur has replaced injured fast bowler Harshit Rana in India’s Afghanistan T20I and 2026 Asian Games squads.
Rana sustained a rectus femoris, or thigh, strain during a September 7 match simulation while recovering at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Thakur, 27, recently made his India T20I debut in Zimbabwe, taking four wickets in two matches.
Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar were cleared to play in both upcoming assignments.
India will face Afghanistan in Delhi from September 13 before a September 22 match against Japan and its Asian Games campaign beginning September 28.
- Who
- India’s men’s cricket team, Harshit Rana, Yash Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar.
- What
- Yash Thakur replaced injured Harshit Rana in India’s squads for the Afghanistan T20Is and the 2026 Asian Games.
- When
- The change was announced Thursday; Rana was injured during a September 7 simulation, and the Afghanistan series begins September 13.
- Where
- Rana was rehabilitating at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru; India’s Afghanistan matches will be played in Delhi, followed by fixtures in Tokyo and Nagoya.
- Why
- Rana was ruled out after sustaining a rectus femoris strain while bowling during rehabilitation.
- Replacement
- Yash Thakur replaced Harshit Rana in both India squads.
- Rana’s injury
- A rectus femoris strain sustained during a September 7 match simulation.
- Thakur’s T20I record
- Four wickets in two matches during India’s tour of Zimbabwe.
- Domestic T20 record
- 81 wickets in 50 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches at an economy rate of 7.04.
- IPL record
- 27 wickets in 22 matches; Thakur made his IPL debut with Lucknow Super Giants in 2023.
- Upcoming fixtures
- India will play three T20Is against Afghanistan from September 13, face Japan on September 22, and begin its Asian Games campaign on September 28.
- Fitness clearances
- Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar were cleared for the assignments.
Sources
Yash Thakur Replaces Harshit Rana For Afghanistan T20Is, Asian Games
Bumrah back! Harshit Rana out as Yash Thakur gets call
Who is Yash Thakur? Vidarbha pacer replaces Harshit Rana in India squad for Afghanistan T20Is, Asian Games 2026
