Only after a few days of his international comeback, after a prolonged knee injury and surgery, India pacer Harshit Rana is injured once more, and as per a report in India Today, is set to miss the India-England ODI series that is set to begin on July 14. The 24-year-old had missed four months of action due to his knee issues, and now has sustained trouble with his hamstring.
Harshit Rana out of India-England ODIs
Harshit Rana had played two T20Is vs Ireland upon his comeback — picking four wickets, and in the three matches vs England, he picked up three wickets. IN all, he could only bowl 14 overs, before getting injured in the ongoing T20I series itself. It happens to be a real worrying sign for the team management, who look at him as a long-term multi-format bowler.
Pacer to check-in at CoE
The report further suggests that Harshit has been asked to report at the CoE, in Bengaluru. It is important to note that he had missed India’s T20 World Cup 2026 winning campaign due to his injury; and also the entire IPL 2026 for KKR. Apart from him, even spinner Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the T20I series due to a hamstring issue as well.
For now, the pacer will focus on his recovery, and will try to be fit for the upcoming series’. The BCCI is yet to officially reveal details about the same, and also a replacement could come in soon. The extent pf his injury and the timeline of his comeback will be known soon too.
India’s ODI squad vs England: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli*, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar.
