- After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, his close player got a chance to debut in BGT. His secret was revealed in the second match itself. And now, because of his friendship, he is dreaming of playing in the Champions Trophy…
Ever since Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Team India, many young players got a chance to debut in the jersey of the Indian cricket team. In the 5-match Test series played against Australia, not 1 but 2 players made their debut. One of them is considered close to the player. But, that player could not do anything special and the truth was revealed due to poor performance in the second match itself. After which captain Rohit Sharma put him on the bench for the next 3 matches. Now that player is trying to become a part of Team India’s squad in the Champions Trophy to be played in February. Let’s know about that player…
Gautam Gambhir’s close friend made his debut in BGT 2024
Ever since Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Team India, Team India has suffered a huge defeat in the Test series against two countries. First, they were white-washed by New Zealand in the 3-match Test series played in India. The wounds of this shameful defeat were not forgotten when Australia defeated them 3-1 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. After the defeat against Australia, India’s dream of playing in the final of WTC 2025 was also shattered and the fans were furious.
In such a situation, Gautam Gambhir became the target of fans. He was accused of being biased towards the players. He gave a chance to debut to his favourite Harshit Rana, leaving out test specialist Prasidh Krishna. He did take 4 wickets in the first test when the pitch helped. But, with the conditions being adverse, he was beaten badly in Adelaide and conceded 86 runs without taking any wickets. However, when Prasidh was included in the last test, he took 6 wickets.
Harshit Rana wants to play Champions Trophy for India
Gautam Gambhir’s favorite fast bowler Harshit Rana, who made his debut on the Australia tour, must be dreaming of playing in the Champions Trophy. Because, being a cricketer, every Indian player aspires to represent his country in a big tournament like the ICC. But, it does not seem possible for him to be selected in this tournament. Because India already has an army of senior fast bowlers. It seems difficult for them to be selected in the squad.
Because, the selectors can go with their main fast bowlers Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammad Shami. Apart from these, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Shivam Dubey also can bowl at a fast pace. In such a situation, Harshit Rana, who is dreaming of playing in the Champions Trophy, can be ignored. Because he has no ODI experience.
