Rana, who has nine T20I caps so far, suffered a knee injury during India's warm-up match against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. He was seen limping off the field during their warm-up match after bowling one over, where he conceded 16 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe is not ruled out of the tournament as of now. He was not looking good after the warm-up match against South Africa. We will wait for the final word on him, but at this moment it is not looking good,\u201d said Suryakumar in the pre-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He acknowledged Rana\u2019s injury is a big setback to their plans but stressed that the team had contingency plans. \"Don't worry, we have eleven players. We have worked out our combinations with him (Harshit Rana) in mind, so if he is not available, we will work out other combinations with whoever is available. It is a setback,\" said Suryakumar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe is not ruled out of the tournament as of now. He was not looking good after the warm-up match against South Africa. We will wait for the final word on him, but at this moment it is not looking good,\u201d said Suryakumar in the pre-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When asked if the Indian team was exploring options for his replacement, Suryakumar said, \u201cWe will see who can replace him through the fast bowlers who have done well and the fast bowlers who can bat too, but no such hard and fast rules. We do have a few options.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n