Harshit Rana, the quick pacer for the Kolkata Knight Riders , has been called up for his first Test match for Team India. The fact that the talented Indian pacer may make his debut while in Australia against the WTC Champions adds to the event’s significance. With Mohammed Shami being left off the roster as he heals from his injury, Rana finds a spot and has a chance to showcase his prowess. After making waves for the Knight Riders during the IPL 2024 season, Harshit Rana has an opportunity to shine. Rana’s Inclusion in India’s BGT squad has garnered praise from a former India batter.

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Sanjay Manjrekar Delighted For Harshit Rana After Selection in India’s BGT Squad vs Australia 

While speaking to Star Sports, Sanjay Manjrekar appreciated the BCCI’s call to name star pacer Harshit Rana. He shined for KKR and also delivered a spectacular outing in the Ranji Trophy tournament. Manjrekar feels that the pacer will be a good pick for the series down under against Australia, where the Men in Blue will be defending their title.  

“That tends to happen. If you look at every tour that India has been overseas, you would have one player who is playing one of his first Test matches or on his first tour as well, and that happens to all teams.

India’s Harshit Rana takes up some training during Team India’s training session | Image: BCCI 

“Very rarely do you get these days four or five bowlers with all of them having a lot of experience. However, I like Harshit Rana, whatever we have seen of him. I think Harshit Rana is a good pick for Australia,” the former India batter said.

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Harshit Rana is among the list of called-up players who will be a part of the historic Test series against Australia. Apart from the pacer, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Nitish Kumar Reddy have also received the call-ups to be a part of the main squad. Rana continues to make waves after his test selection in the Ranji Trophy match after he finished with the figure of 5/80, which aided Delhi to bowl out Assam at 330 runs. Rana also secured his half-century in the game, showing his all-around development.  

India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli , KL Rahul , Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.

Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed