- Almost all preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have been completed. The tournament will start in Pakistan on February 19. Before this, Indian players led by Gautam Gambhir will play the T20 and ODI series against England…
Almost all preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have been completed. The tournament will start in Pakistan on February 19. Before this, Indian players led by Gautam Gambhir will play the T20 and ODI series against England, which is very important for the team given the Champions Trophy 2025. Last Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Team India for the upcoming ICC tournament (Champions Trophy 2025), in which Gautam Gambhir’s son has been given a chance, whom fans do not even consider playing in the Ranji Trophy.
Gautam Gambhir’s son got a chance in the Champions Trophy 2025
On January 18, the BCCI announced Team India for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, in which 15 players have been given a chance. Many debutants have also got a place in this team led by Rohit Sharma. However, Indian fans did not look very happy to see Gautam Gambhir’s disciple in the team. This player has disappointed the audience a lot with his recent performance, due to which questions are being raised about his selection. The player we are talking about is none other than young fast bowler Harshit Rana.
He is not even considered worthy of playing Ranji Trophy
Harshit Rana entered Team India after creating a stir with his bowling in the Indian Premier League 2024. But he has so far failed to make a mark in international cricket. He made his debut against Australia in the recently held Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, in which his performance was not good at all. He could take only four wickets in three innings of two matches.
After this performance, Harshit Rana was dropped from the playing eleven for three matches. In such a situation, the Indian selectors took a big step by including him in the team for the Champions Trophy 2025. If we talk about Harshit Rana’s List A career, he has 22 wickets in 14 matches, in which his economy rate was 5.54.
Got preference this player
It is worth noting that Harshit Rana has been preferred over Indian dreaded fast bowler Mohammad Siraj for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Despite his strong performance in ODI cricket, he could not make it to Team India for the marquee tournament. Giving the reason for dropping him, captain Rohit Sharma had said that the team management was looking for a bowler for the Champions Trophy who could bowl well in both the last and initial overs. Mohammad Siraj did not meet this criterion, due to which he had to be dropped.
Note: Everything written in this article is the author’s personal opinion as per the current situation. do not officially confirm these.
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