The Indian cricket team led by Shubman Gill is on a tour of England, where she is playing a five -match Test series against the hosts. The first match of the Test series was played at Leeds’s Handingley Cricket Ground, in which the Indian team had to face defeat by 5 wickets. Now the next match is to be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from 2 July.
Before the second Test, big news related to the Indian team has come out. Fast bowler Harshit Rana has been released by the team management from the Test squad. According to the report of news agency PTI, Harshit Rana has not come to Birmingham with the Indian team. After the defeat in the Leeds Test, Head Coach Gambhir gave a clarification when Harshit Rana was included in the team.
What did Gautam Gambhir say?
Gautam Gambhir had said that a player suffered a minor injury in the team, due to which he was included in the squad as a cover. However, the concerned player was cured in time, so that it was unnecessary to retain Harshit Rana. Gambhir had said after the defeat, ‘I will discuss with the Chief Selector about Harshit Rana. He was stopped due to minor injuries. Now everything is fine. I will discuss and then the decision will be taken.
Harshit Rana did not get a place in the 18 -member Indian team for the tour of England, but the entry in his team before the Leeds Test surprised cricket experts. Before the series, he was also surprised to see his average performance. Harshit took only one wicket in the four -day unauthorized Test against England Lions, yet he was preferred by Anshul Kamboj and Mukesh Kumar.
Harshit Rana is considered to be special of head coach Gautam Gambhir. In Gambhir’s coaching, this Delhi fast bowler got a chance to debut Test debut on Australia tour. On that tour, Harshit took four wickets after playing two Test matches. Then in the Perth Test match, he made headlines by dismissing Travis Head from his off -cutter ball. However, it seems that to play Test cricket, they have to improve their bowling further.
India’s updated squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice-Qetan/Wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Sharadul Thakur, Famous Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Lion.