The BCCI announces two late squad changes for India’s tours of England and Zimbabwe due to injuries. Harshit Rana is ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against England after sustaining a Grade 1 right hamstring injury during the third T20I against England. Prince Yadav is named as his replacement for the England ODI squad.
Varun Chakaravarthy is also ruled out for the Zimbabwe T20I series after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring injury from the same third T20I against England. Ravi Bishnoi replaces him in India’s T20I squad for the Zimbabwe series.
In the BCCI announcements, both injured players are reported to have shown sudden discomfort during the third T20I, with MRI and specialist medical advice leading to their exclusion from the respective upcoming series. The board states that Prince Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi will join their squads, while both Rana and Chakaravarthy report to the BCCI Centre of Excellence for rehabilitation and further medical management.