Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Mohammed Siraj was roped in as a replacement for pacer Harshit Rana, who has now been ruled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup due to a knee injury sustained during the warm-up clash against South Africa.

A statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, "Team India pacer Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury during the warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4th 2026."

"Following consultations with a specialist and subsequent scans, the BCCI medical team deemed him unfit to participate in the tournament. The team management wishes him a speedy recovery. Mohd. Siraj will join the team as Harshit's replaceme...