India, Sept. 10 -- Yash Thakur was on Thursday named as the replacement for injured fast bowler Harshit Rana in India's squads for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the Asian Games, while Jasprit Bumrah was cleared to return to action after recovering from a knee injury.

Rana, who last represented India during the England tour, had been undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring injury at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.

The pacer, however, suffered another setback during a match simulation on September 7 when he sustained a rectus femoris strain while bowling, ruling him out of the two upcoming assignments.

"The fast bowler was progressing well during his rehab. He sustained a rectus femoris strain while...