“Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy suffered hamstring injuries in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge. The BCCI medical team assessed them and ruled them out for the fourth and fifth T20Is,” the board said in a statement before the start of the fourth T20I in Bristol on Thursday.
Prasidh Krishna and Washington replaced Sundar Rana and Varun in the fourth match.
The injuries to Varun and Rana are a huge blow to the Indian team as it looks to avoid a second successive defeat in the T20I series. It remains to be seen whether Rana will recover in time for the three-match ODI series, which follows the T20I rubber, in England.
Both Varun and Rana have a recent history of injuries. While Rana missed the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League after undergoing knee surgery, Varun suffered a foot injury during IPL 2026. After completing the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, he underwent rehabilitation at BCCI’s Center of Excellence in Bengaluru and missed the T20I series in Ireland, which India lost 2-0.
Rana returned to action in the Ireland series and now finds himself on the sidelines again.
