Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dubey were given rest in the super-four matches of Asia Cup 2025 against Sri Lanka. Both of these were found in place of left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh and right hand fast bowler Harshit Rana got India’s playing-11 place. Arshdeep Singh, while bowling the match winning in the super over, took both Sri Lanka’s wickets. But Harshit Rana could not perform anything special in this match.
Harshit Rana took just 1 wicket for 54 runs in 4 overs. The last over of Sri Lanka’s innings was done by Harshit Rana, in which he got 11 runs and the match went into the super over. Now former Team India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has criticized Harshit Rana’s bowling.
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Ravichandran Ashwin said that Harshit Rana needs to improve further. Ashwin believes that playing very few matches and sitting on the bench most of the time can affect the bowler’s rhythm and confidence. Harshit Rana has played only 10 matches for the Indian team. They will mature over time.
This is a novice cricket: Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, ‘I want to talk about Harshit Rana. Playing some matches and then sitting out in the rest of the matches affects confidence and rhythm. First a fast ball, then a slow, then a sharp, then slow. This is really novice cricket. They should learn from this.
If seen, Harshit Rana has played only two matches in the Asia Cup 2025. In the match against Oman, Harshit Rana took one wicket for 25 runs. At the same time, against Sri Lanka, he scored runs at an economy rate of 13.50. Especially Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nisanka scored fiercely off Harshit Rana’s balls.
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Pathum Nisanka scored 107 off 58 balls in this match against India, including 7 fours and 6 sixes. R. Ashwin said that Harshit Rana must have learned a lot from this match. It is being speculated that Jaspreet Bumrah will be seen playing in place of Harshit Rana in the title match against Pakistan on September 28.
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