- The great match of Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK) on 23 February. In this important match, this favorite player of Gautam Gambhir can become a big reason for defeat.
Gautam Gambhir: The biggest match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between India and Pakistan. There are only 3 days left for this match to start. After which both the teams will face each other at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India seems to have the upper hand in this match. But, a player who is considered to be the closest to head coach Gautam Gambhir. That player can become the biggest weakness of Pakistan’s Team India. What is the reason behind this, we will talk about this in this article….?
This favorite of Gautam Gambhir can sink the team against PAK!
Source: PTI
15 players have been selected for the Champions Trophy 2025 with the consent of Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir. During this, he also suggested the names of his close players. Varun Chakraborty and Harshit Rana were included in the squad. Both the players have a KKR connection with Gambhir. Gambhir knows these players very well.
Due to this, he got a chance to play in the Indian jersey. But, sports pundits believe that inexperienced Harshit Rana can be a big reason for India’s defeat in the Champions Trophy. He has not played many international matches. This will be his first experience in the form of an ICC tournament. Pakistan’s experienced batsmen can make Harshit Rana their soft target.
Harshit Rana may crumble under pressure against Pakistan
Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir have selected Harshit Rana as a fast bowler in the Champions Trophy 2025. He impressed a lot in Indian conditions and also took wickets. He played an important role in making KKR the champion last year. He managed to take 19 wickets in 13 matches. He does not have much experience in international cricket. He got a chance to debut in the ODI series against England in February this year.
In such a situation, the big question is that if captain Rohit Sharma includes him in the playing-11, will he be able to take wickets against Pakistan? Because this is the biggest match in the world of cricket. If a player crumbles under pressure, then that player takes down the entire team. Will Rana be able to handle this pressure? If not, then his bowling can prove to be very costly for India. Due to this India may have to face defeat.
He proved to be very costly in the Adelaide Test against Australia
Harshit Rana’s performance in first-class cricket was good. Due to this, he got a chance to debut in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia last year. But, in the second match, Rana strayed from his line length, due to which he proved to be very expensive. He conceded 86 runs in 16 overs at an average of 5.37. Due to which the captain did not make him bowl again. On the other hand, if Gautam Gambhir gives Harshit Rana a chance against Pakistan, then eyes will be on whether he can complete his quota of 10 overs or proves to be expensive.
Disclaimer: The author has expressed his views in this article after looking at the current Pakistan team. This is the author’s personal opinion.