23-year-old Indian bowler Harshit Rana has been the target of critics in the last months. Former cricketer Chris Srikkanth had even said that Harshit remained in Team India only because of Gautam Gambhir’s presence. He silenced his critics by taking 4 wickets in the last ODI against Australia.

Harshit was especially targeted because he was a player of KKR, Gautam Gambhir has also been the mentor of this IPL team. Now Manvinder Bisla, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders, has given a big statement about Harshit.

There is no uncle-aunt relationship…

During the discussion on Indian Cricket Canteen Podcast, Manvinder Bisla said that there is no uncle or maternal uncle relationship between Harshit Rana and Gautam Gambhir. He said, “Those who are trolling Harshit Rana must not be KKR fans. Everyone believes that Gautam Gambhir has previously worked for KKR, that is why Gambhir is supporting Harshit. There is no uncle-uncle relationship. Everyone thinks that Harshit is in the team because of the KKR connection.”

Harshit Rana made his international cricket debut in November 2024 in the match against Australia. After that he has taken a total of 25 wickets in 8 ODIs, five T20s and 2 Test matches.

He has also impressed in batting on Australia tour. In the third ODI match, he played an unbeaten inning of 24 runs. In the second T20 match, he demonstrated his batting skills strongly by playing an inning of 35 runs.

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India vs Australia second T20 match is being played in Melbourne. Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be very good in the first 10 overs. The Indian team had lost the first 5 wickets till the score was only 49. Despite the continuous fall of wickets, Abhishek Sharma continued his stormy batting, but the most talked about person was Harshit Rana, who was sent to bat at number seven.

In the last one year, India’s batting order was completely set from top to bottom. In such a situation, Gautam Gambhir has invited criticism by sending Harshit Rana to the seventh position. The situation was such that Shivam Dubey had to sit on the bench because of Harshit. On social media, people have even started calling Gautam Gambhir the new Greg Chappell.

Gautam Gambhir got trolled

A fan wrote on social media that he is fed up with the partiality in the Indian team, because Harshit Rana is being given a chance by keeping Arshdeep out. One person wrote that I don’t know what kind of attachment Gambhir has with Harshit. People raised big questions on the question of sending Harshit to bat before Shivam Dubey.

Gautam Gambhir’s decision to change the batting order was even called a stupid decision. Another person said that Gautam Gambhir is slowly becoming Greg Chappell, whose aim is to ruin Indian cricket. He said that now that Harshit Rana has been sent to bat above Shivam Dubey, he hopes that Gambhir will be dismissed soon.

Mr. Gambhir is the new Greg Chappel here to ruin Indian Cricket.
Now Harshit Rana is sent before Shivam Dube.
I hope he gets fired soon. https://t.co/dU0Xteu2Qm

—Sahil Paudel. (@sahil_paudel) October 31, 2025

Idiotic decision by Gautam Gambhir to send Harshit Rana before Shivam Dube.#AUSvIND

— Papa ji (@netanyahu332) October 31, 2025

To see your Lord Greatest All rounder Harshit Rana play it was sold out

— Aman Gulati (@iam_amangulati) October 31, 2025

What was that batting plan, seriously?

Samson at 3 ahead of SKY, and sending Harshit Rana to bat when a proper batsman like Dube was available was even strange. Pure confusion out there. #INDvsAUS #StarNiAdugu@GautamGambhir

— LoL’ey (@LoL_bobbey) October 31, 2025

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When Harshit Rana was selected in Team India for the ODI series on the Australian tour, he was heavily criticized. Former Indian cricketer Chris Srikkanth had made a big claim that he got a place in the Indian team because of his closeness to Gautam Gambhir. Harshit silenced his critics by taking 4 wickets in the third ODI. Now Sunil Gavaskar has also jumped into the debate on Harshit Rana.

According to India Today, Sunil Gavaskar praised Harshit Rana and said, “Harshit Rana took 4 wickets, I am very happy with his performance, because he was surrounded by criticism. Strong criticism is beyond understanding because ultimately this is our team. You can criticize later, but not before. Criticizing a player before a match/series means you are demoralizing him.”

This is India’s team

Sunil Gavaskar said that after the conclusion of the series you can ask questions as to why he was selected. Gavaskar believes that after the selection of the team, everyone should support the team 100 percent and wish for its victory. He said, “Ultimately this is our team, the team of the whole of India.”

what did kris srikanth say

Before the start of India vs Australia ODI series, former Chris Srikkanth had said, “There is only one permanent member in the team, Harshit Rana. No one knows why he is in the team. By making constant changes, he will demoralize other players. You do not select those players who are doing well and select some players even when they are not doing well. Harshit Rana is an example of this, who helps Gautam Gambhir.”

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When Harshit Rana was included in the Indian squad for the Australian tour, the selection committee and head coach Gautam Gambhir were criticized all around. When Harshit was badly beaten in the first ODI against Australia in Perth, Gautam Gambhir was once again taken to task. Now Harshit Rana has given a befitting reply to his and Gautam Gambhir’s critics with his performance. Rana took a total of 4 wickets in the third ODI and was also India’s most successful bowler in the match.

Harshit Rana silenced his critics

While making a sharp attack on Harshit Rana, veteran Indian cricketer Chris Srikkanth had said that Rana got a place in the team only because he supports Gautam Gambhir. On the other hand, Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that Harshit Rana has talent, but he questioned the decision of the selectors to give him continuous opportunities. On the other hand, Harshit was criticized a lot on the internet also.

Now Harshit Rana bowled 8.4 overs in Sydney, in which he gave runs at a good economy rate of 4.50. He was also India’s most successful bowler in Sydney, taking 4 wickets. In the match, Washington Sundar took 2 wickets, while Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket each.

When Gautam Gambhir heard the news of Harshit Rana being criticized, he defended the 23-year-old bowler. Gambhir said that a 23 year old young player should not be targeted.

Best performance of Harshit’s ODI career

This was Harshit Rana’s best performance in his ODI career of 8 matches so far. This is the first time that Harshit has taken 4 wickets in an innings. Before this, his best performance came against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy this year, when he took 3 wickets for just 31 runs in 7.4 overs. Now Harshit has taken 16 wickets in 8 ODI matches.

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India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test and won the 2-match series 2-0. After the match, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir came to the press conference. During this, he was seen angry at those trolling Harshit Rana, calling it shameful. Let us tell you that Harshit is trolled on social media because of getting continuous opportunities in the Indian team after mediocre performance.

Gautam Gambhir angry over trolling Harshit Rana

Gautam Gambhir said, “It is a bit shameful that you are personally targeting a 23-year-old boy. Harshit’s father is not a former chairman. It is not right that you are targeting an individual. Trolling on social media is not right and think about their mindset. Anybody’s child will play cricket, it is everyone’s moral responsibility to ensure that Indian cricket does well.”

Gambhir further said, “Don’t say anything to run your YouTube channel. If you want, target me, I can handle it but leave that kid alone and it is the same for all young stars.”

GAMBHIR ABOUT TROLLING HARSHIT RANA:

“It’s a little shameful that you are targeting a 23 year old personally – Harshit’s father is not an ex chairman. It is not fair that you target an individual. Social media trolling is just not right & imagine the mindset. Anyone’s kid will… pic.twitter.com/EcKIyCWkMU

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 14, 2025

Harshit Rana is going on Australia tour

Harshit Rana is part of the ODI and T20 series on Australia tour. Talking about 23-year-old Harshit’s international performance, he has made his debut in all three formats. He has played 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches. His economy in T20 is more than 10 (10.18), in this format he has taken 5 wickets in 3 matches. He has taken 10 wickets in 5 ODIs and 4 wickets in 2 Tests.

Team India has been announced for the ODI and T20 series on Australia tour. Rohit Sharma has also been removed from the captaincy of ODI, in his place the board has appointed Shubman Gill as the captain. Many people are also raising questions about Mohammed Shami, including former cricketer Manoj Tiwari. Describing the selection of Harshit Rana in place of Shami as wrong, Tiwari has demanded from BCCI that the selection committee meetings should be live. He also targeted coach Gautam Gambhir.

Mohammed Shami has not been able to make a place in Team India since the Champions Trophy this year. On the other hand, Harshit Rana has been given a lot of opportunities but his performance has been ordinary. Talking to a website on this, Manoj Tiwari said, “If you talk too much on this issue, it will create controversy. However, Harshit Rana has proved to be expensive on many occasions and the answer to this can be a live selection meeting. Everyone is talking about this. If you do an opinion poll that which bowler is better between Shami and Harshit Rana? Then a large number of people will take the name of Shami only.”

Gautam Gambhir also targeted!

Manoj Tiwari further said, “The question is, why is Mohammed Shami being ignored? I also want to know the reason for this and hope that the reason will also be revealed in a few days. I do not want to reveal because it will start a debate. There is no doubt that Harshit Rana is a talented player, but if we look at his performance, he often proves to be expensive. But still he is given priority over bowlers like Shami. Why is this so? Only the coach can answer this. can give.”

Harshit Rana has made his debut for India in all three formats, he has played 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches. In this he has 4, 10 and 5 wickets in his name respectively. His economy is more than 10 in 3 T20s.

Harshit Rana will be seen captaining in Delhi Premier League Season 2. He has been elected as its captain by the North Delhi Striker team. Right -arm fast bowlers will be seen in the role of captain for the first time, this is also a big responsibility for him. Harshit has recently returned from England, he was also part of the squad as a backup in the first Test but returned after that.

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Harshit, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has replaced Pranshu Vijayran as captain. Harshit was retained by North Delhi Strikers for Rs 21 lakh. The players for DPL season 2 were auctioned on 6 July. Harshit had impressed a lot while playing for KKR in IPL 2024, KKR won the title this season and Rana took a total of 19 wickets.

The Rise of a New Leader! Harshit Rana to Captain North Delhi! #DPL2025 pic.twitter.com/khojygmcsy

– kolkataknightriders (@kkriders) July 21, 2025

Harshit Rana, who has been playing for KKR since 2022, has played a total of 34 matches in the IPL, in which he has taken 40 wickets. With this, Harshit has taken 59 wickets in a total of 39 T20 matches. He has made her three format debut for India. See how many wickets he took in the list in which format.

• Test- 4 wickets in 2 matches
• ODI- 10 wickets in 5 matches
• T20- 3 wickets in 1 match

North Delhi Striker Squad 2025

Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Sarthak Ranjan, Vaibhav Kandpal, Paranav Rajvanshi, Gagan Vats, Yash Bhatia, Yash Dabas, Arnav Bugga, Yajas Sharma, Dipanshu Gulia, Deepak Khatri, Vikas Dixit, Samyak Jain, Siddharth Solanki, Noor Elahi, Arjuna Raparia, Siddharth Solanki, Noor Elahi, Arjun Raparia, Dhyan Nakar, Prabhu, Prabhu, Prabhu, Bansal, Arayan.

8 teams will take part in DPL 2025

A total of 8 teams will participate in the second edition of Delhi Premier League (2025). The DDCA had announced on 1 July that 2 more new teams would play in the second season. A total of 6 teams played in the first season. The first title of the season was won by the East Delhi Riders, defeating South Delhi Superstar by 3 runs in the final.

• Central Delhi kings
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• New Delhi Tigers
• North Delhi Strikers
• Outer Delhi Warriors
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• West Delhi Lions

Harshit Rana Joins Team India Squad: Before India vs England first Test has made a big change in the Indian squad. Fast bowler Harshit Rana has been included in the squad. Let us know that last month Harshit Rana was not kept in the 18 -member team of India, but now he has been seen with Team India in Leeds where the first Test of India and England is to be played from 20 June.

Harshit Rana was included in the India-A team, he played the first unofficial Test match against England Lions. In that match, Harshit contributed only 16 runs with the bat and was able to take only 1 wicket in bowling. It is also said that BCCI has not yet officially confirmed Harshit to be included in the squad, but some players have been associated with Team India in view of the fitness.

A BCCI source quoted cricbing, “Harshit Rana is not being seen as an official member of the team.” However, this source has definitely confirmed Harshit to be connected to Team India. Let us know that some players present in England are reported to have fitness problems, but their name has not been revealed.

Harshit Rana made his Test debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia a few months ago. Happily against Australia, he was able to take only 4 wickets while bowling in 4 innings. In his international career, Harshit Rana has taken three wickets in 5 ODI matches and 1 T20 matches in 5 ODI matches so far. Looking at the Indian squad, there are already 5 main fast bowlers as Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Shardul Thakur.

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