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Gautam Gambhir (left) and Harshit Rana throughout India’s 4th T20I vs England in Pune.© X and BCCI
It was a memorable and surprising T20I debut for Harshit Rana on Friday. The 23-year-old right-arm pacer was not a part of India’s enjoying XI in the course of the fourth sport in opposition to England in Pune, however an harm to Shivam Dube noticed him being included. Dube suffered a blow on his helmet via a Jamie Overton supply on the penultimate ball of India’s innings. He was then changed with Harshit as concussion substitute after the innings break. The change in squad labored in India’s favour as Harshit returned figures of three for 33 in his quota of 4 overs. He picked the wickets of Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell and Jamie Overton.
Whereas Harshit’s celebrations over his wickets knew no bounds, comparable was the case with India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who does not shrink back from backing the pacer. Notably, Gambhir is properly conscious of Harshit’s calibre as he was the mentored him throughout his stint at Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024.
Completely different reactions of Gambhir, whereas sitting within the dugout, throughout Harshit’s wickets are going viral on social media.
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Harshit Rana-Debut
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India went on to win the sport by 15 runs and clinched the sequence in opposition to England with a sport to go.
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The happiness of Gautam Gambhir when Harshit Rana picked a wicket. pic.twitter.com/kRAstXku4p
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Gambhir response after harshit rana took that wicket !!! #INDvsENG #INDVENG pic.twitter.com/yTyq2qS5Uu
— Ronnie | Roshan (@ThugArex) January 31, 2025
Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube, a left-hand batsman, placed on 87 for the sixth wicket to carry India from a precarious 79 for five to 181 for 9 after being invited to bat first within the fourth match in Pune.
Rana and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi then took three wickets every as India bowled out England for 166 to win by 15 runs for an unbeatable 3-1 lead within the five-match sequence.
“It is still a dream debut for me,” stated Rana. “When Dube got here again, after two overs I used to be knowledgeable I would be the concussion substitute.
India prolonged their unbeaten T20I sequence file to 17 at house since 2019.
(With AFP Inputs)
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