{
  "id": 6583983,
  "title": "Harshit Rana Ruled Out Of Afghanistan T20Is, Asian Games Due To Injury; Yash Thakur Replaces Him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/harshit-rana-ruled-out-of-afghanistan-t20is-asian-games-due-to-injury",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:41:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/harshit-rana-ruled-out-of-afghanistan-t20is-asian-games-due-to-injury-yash-thakur-replaces-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's cricket board has announced that fast bowler Harshit Rana will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and the 2026 Asian Games due to a rectus femoris strain sustained during a bowling drill on September 7. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Yash Thakur as the replacement for Harshit in both assignments. Yash made his T20I debut in the series against Zimbabwe in July, taking two wickets in each match, but was initially dropped for the Afghanistan series. He has since rejoined the squad. Harshit, who has struggled with injuries this year, previously missed the T20 World Cup 2026 after sustaining a knee injury and underwent surgery. He also picked up a hamstring injury during the England tour in July before a rectus femoris strain ruled him out of the Afghanistan series.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Sep 10: Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and the Asian Games, with Yash Thakur named as his replacement for the two assignments, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Thursday. \"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…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "BCCI announces replacement for Harshit Rana ahead of 2026 Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/bcci-announces-replacement-for-harshit-rana-ahead-of-2026-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:59:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}