“Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy suffered hamstring injuries in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge. The BCCI medical team has assessed them and ruled them out of the 4th and 5th T20Is,” the board said in a statement ahead of the start of the 4th T20I in Bristol on Thursday.
Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar replaced Rana and Varun in the fourth game.
The injuries to Varun and Rana come as a major blow to the Indian team, which is hoping to avoid a second consecutive T20I series defeat. It remains to be seen whether Rana will recover in time for the three-match ODI series that follows the T20I overlay in England.
Both Varun and Rana suffered injuries recently. While Rana missed the T20 World Cup and IPL after knee surgery, Varun suffered a foot injury during IPL 2026. After completing the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, he underwent rehabilitation at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru and missed the T20I series in Ireland, which India lost 2-0.
Rana returned to action in the Irish series and now finds himself on the sidelines again.