Jasprit bumrah’s replacement flop: Ever since Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach of Team India, some players are being ignored, while some are being shown very kind. One such player is Harshit Rana, who plays for Gambhir’s old IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders and represents his own state Delhi team in domestic cricket.
Harshit Rana did well for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and then the team’s mentor was Gautam Gambhir. KKR won the title and Gambhir got most of the credit for this. Subsequently, he decided to become the head coach of Team India and then left Kolkata’s team. However, despite this, the serious indirectly kept benefiting the team, not us but a lot of fans claimed on social media.
Fans believe that Kolkata Knight Riders could retain Harshit Rana at a low price before the mega auction, which is why Gautam Gambhir did not give a chance to debut despite this fast bowler being with Team India for a long time. At the same time, as soon as KKR retained Harshit, he was made a debut soon after. Gambhir’s kindness for this player is still going on but its flop performance is going on.
Gautam Gambhir’s poor performance continues poorly as a replacement of Jaspreet Bumrah
In fact, in the last Test played on the tour of Australia at the beginning of the year, Jasprit Bumrah had a back injury. Because of this, there was a skepticism situation on playing his Champions Trophy. For this reason, Gautam Gambhir for the ODI series against England included his favorite Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s backup and then also gave a chance in playing 11. Later, he managed to play joy in the Champions Trophy. Because of him, Mohammad Siraj was not given a place in the squad.
In the Asia Cup 2025, Harshit Rana was given a chance due to Gautam Gambhir in Team India’s squad, but due to the compulsion of Team Combination, he got a chance in only 2 matches so far but his performance in it has not been special. At the same time, Harshit scored fierce runs against Sri Lanka and he robbed 54 runs in his 4 overs. In the tournament, Harshit has taken only 2 wickets so far.
Earlier on the tour of England, Harshit Rana was included in the team for the first Test, due to which the fans had fiercely classified Gautam Gambhir, as the performance of other fast bowlers was better than Harshit. Despite continuous performance, Gautam Gambhir is giving a chance to his Ladle but now the Asia Cup can prove to be the last chance for this fast bowler.
Harshit Rana is gotting a free pass just trust he comes from gautam gambhir lobby. Showing unnecessary aggration and gotting belted is batcoming the new normal for heam rights. pic.twitter.com/ybc9pzvbq6
– Muffatball Vikrant (@Vikrant_1589) September 26, 2025
Harshit Rana’s international career has been so far
Right -arm fast bowler Harshit Rana made his Test last year and T20 and ODI debut earlier this year. He has not done anything special for the Indian team yet. He has a total of 10 international matches in his name, in which he has taken 19 wickets. Based on the format, Harshit has taken 4 wickets in 2 Tests. At the same time, there are 10 wickets in 5 ODIs and 5 wickets in 3 T20s. In such a situation, their figures are not going to affect anything special. Soon Gautam Gambhir will have to take a tough decision showing honesty.
FAQS
Why is Harshit Rana considered special to Gautam Gambhir?
Harshit Rana is considered special to Gautam Gambhir because he plays for his old IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders and his state Delhi.
How many international wickets have Harshit Rana have taken so far?
Harshit Rana has taken 19 international wickets so far.
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