Rana made his T20I debut earlier this year as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube and went on to pick three wickets for 33 runs in India’s win over England in Pune. In IPL 2025, Rana claimed 15 wickets in 13 games for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at an average of 29.86, with his economy rate being at 10.18
Aakash Chopra
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has questioned Harshit Rana’s selection in India’s Asia Cup squad, saying that the seam-bowling all-rounder’s ‘numbers are not flattering’ and he had an ordinary time in IPL 2025.
Rana made his T20I debut earlier this year as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube and went on to pick three wickets for 33 runs in India’s win over England in Pune. In IPL 2025, Rana claimed 15 wickets in 13 games for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at an average of 29.86, with his economy rate being at 10.18.
“Harshit Rana’s case is very interesting. He came as a concussion replacement for Shivam Dube once, picked up three wickets as well, and became the Player of the Match, which was brilliant, but what about before and after that?”
Harshit Rana and Shreyas Iyer
“The last IPL was extremely ordinary. His performances have not been very good. His numbers are not flattering. It doesn’t seem like his numbers are strong enough to deserve a place in the side,” said Chopra on his YouTube channel on Wednesday. “The truth is that he won’t get to play all matches. In fact, he might not get to play even one match when Bumrah isn’t available,” added Chopra.
Meanwhile, Chopra believes Shreyas Iyer should have been named in the reserve players list for the upcoming Asia Cup, citing that it doesn’t give out a great signal in terms of clarity over his T20I future.
“Shreyas’s name is not even there in the five reserves, and that is surprising. It’s understandable that you couldn’t have him in the 15 as you can’t play him in the XI, and you wanted lower-order batters as backup, where Shivam Dube is there, and Rinku Singh will be given another chance, which is absolutely par for the course.
“However, a place could have been created in the reserve players at least, where you have kept Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prasidh Krishna. Shreyas’s name could have been there, but you haven’t kept it there either, and that doesn’t send a great signal,” Chopra said.
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