19 June,2026 01:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Harshit Rana (Pic: X/@BCCI)
Team India is set to clash against Afghanistan in the third ODI match, which is scheduled to be played on June 20 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Ahead of the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has added pacer Harshit Rana to India's squad. The 24-year-old pacer has already linked up with the Indian squad in Chennai.
The official social media handle of BCCI shared a post on social media regarding the development.
"Update Harshit Rana added to #TeamIndia squad for Chennai ODI," read the post's caption.
Team India's think tank views Rana as a pace bowling all-rounder. Earlier, he was ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2026 after he sustained a knee injury during Team India's warm-up match against South Africa. Later, the injury forced him to miss the entire edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
The "Men in Blue" under the leadership of Shubman Gill have already clinched the series by securing two wins in two matches. Ahead of the third clash, the hosts will look to finish the series on a high by securing a win in the final game.
On the other hand, the Afghans will look to play for pride and will be eager to win the final ODI. Earlier, the visitors also suffered a loss by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test match against Team India.
India's updated squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer (VC), KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana.
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah, Fareed Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Abdul Rasooli, Nangeyalia Kahrote, Qais Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Bilal Sami, Mohammad Saleem, Allah Ghazanfar, Bashir Ahmad.
