India, Sept. 10 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday confirmed that Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming three T20Is against Afghanistan and the Asian Games. In an official update on the pacer, the Indian board stated that he was progressing well during his rehab at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. However, he sustained a rectus femoris strain while bowling during a match simulation on September 7 and was subsequently ruled out of the upcoming assignments.

The Men's Selection Committee on Thursday named Yash Thakur as a replacement for Harshit. The 27-year-old pacer, who plays for Vidarbha, recently made his T20I debut during India's tour of Zimbabwe, scalping four wickets in two matches....