Advertisment

'He'll surely come in the tournament' - Kamran Akmal praises star Indian bowler ahead of Champions Trophy 2025

Pakistan's former player Kamran Akmal on his YouTube channel praised newcomer Harshit Rana for his brilliant bowling in the fourth T20I game against England.

author-image
Arunima Purohit
New Update
Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal (Source: X)

Pakistan's former player Kamran Akmal on his YouTube channel praised newcomer Harshit Rana for his brilliant bowling in the fourth T20I game against England. Rana came in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube, who got injured while batting. The bowler came in and claimed three wickets for 33 runs and helped India clinch victory by 15 runs. 

Advertisment

"The way Harshit Rana bowled, if Bumrah is not there, he’ll surely come in the Champions Trophy. The way he bowled pace, took three wickets. The way Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakaravarthy are bowling in T20Is, if they were part of the Champions Trophy, India’s spin department would’ve been stronger," said Kamran Akmal. 

Jasprit Bumrah is the best bowler in the Indian team currently and the team will be stuck if he wouldn't be fit before the Champions Trophy 2025. Apart from him, India have some good options and the way Harshit has been bowling in the past few series, it looks like he'll be the best choice as Bumrah's replacement. Rana is included in the ODI series against England and if he gets a chance to play, he'll have to perform well in order to concrete his place in the team. 

I think people in charge should look into this: Ravichandran Ashwin

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about the unfair decision made by the match officials by making Harshit Rana the concussion substitute for Shivam Dube which wasn't a like-to-like replacement. A lot of other former players also spoke about it and bashed the management for making a rash decision in an international game.

"This is a case of pure cricketing miscalculation, either on the part of the umpires or the part of the match referee. Ramandeep Singh was there, like-for-like for Shivam Dube. But not him. Harshit Rana was chosen as the concussion substitute. I think people in charge should look into this," said Ravichandran Ashwin. 

India Jasprit Bumrah Kamran Akmal Harshit Rana
Advertisment
Advertisment