The Men’s Selection Committee has named Yash Thakur as a replacement for Harshit Rana in India’s squads for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and the 2026 Asian Games. This marks the Vidarbha
pacer’s second T20I series, having made his international debut in July this year, against Zimbabwe. He earned his India call-up after his impressive performance during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he picked 18 wickets in seven games. During the Zimbabwe tour, he came up with four wickets in two games at an economy of 9.37.
Overall, the 27-year-old bowler has featured in 50 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches, picking up 81 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.04. On the other hand, Rana was progressing well during his rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE). He sustained a rectus femoris strain while bowling during a match simulation on September 7 and has subsequently been ruled out.
Yash Thakur gets the call-up! 🇮🇳🔥
He replaces Harshit Rana in India’s T20I squads for the Afghanistan series and Asian Games. 🏏💙
A new opportunity on the big stage!#TeamIndia #YashThakur #HarshitRana #INDvsAFG #AfghanistanT20I #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/fh2mRvGl7F
— SportsTiger (@The_SportsTiger) September 10, 2026
India’s updated squad for Afghanistan T20Is: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson [WK], Ishan Kishan [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur
India squad for the 2026 Asian Games: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (VC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur
wih inputs from press release
