The Indian team performed brilliantly and won by 4 wickets in the first match of the three -match ODI series against England. In the match played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday (6 February), India got a target of 249 runs to win, which it achieved in 38.4 overs.
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In this match, fast bowler Harshit Rana played an important role in the victory of the Indian team. Rana took three wickets to play his ODI debut match. Rana was proving to be very expensive at one time and Phil Sold scored 26 runs in his same over. Then Rana made a comeback and took 2 wickets in the 10th over of the English innings. In that over, Rana caught Ben Docket by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Then he also returned Harry Brook to 0. Rana later also made Liam Livingstone his victim.
Harshit Rana made his T20 I debut against England a few days ago. Then Rana had landed on the ground instead of Shivam Dubey as a conversion substitute in Pune T20 match. Rana had overturned the match with his spell as soon as he landed on the field. Rana took 3 wickets for 33 runs in Pune T20. The decision to field Harshit Rana as a conversion substitute was criticized by the English players. The great batsman Sunil Gavaskar also denied this decision as wrong.
Now Harshit Rana has given a big statement on that controversy after the match Jitau Spell in the first ODI. Rana said that he does not matter what people are saying. They want to do well for the country. Rana said in the press conference after the match, “I believe people will keep talking. I just want to play, whether I do well or bad. I don’t worry about it, I just want to do well for my country I do not pay attention to those things. “
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‘Always ups and downs in cricket …’
Harshit Rana says, “Mentally, whenever I come on the field, I am always ready. I know that I can play anytime, anything can happen. There are always ups and downs in cricket, I only wanted to pay attention to my length, wanted to bowl there and I did not get anything different in my second spell, just focused on putting the ball in the right area. “
This Delhi fast bowler believes that the 50-over format is difficult because a bowler needs to play different roles. Harshit Rana says, “ODI cricket is a bit difficult because it is a long format. You get 10 overs for bowling. You have to play different roles in different phase. But if you practice it well If it is good, it is good. “