Harshit RANA retained and has joined INDIAN Team-seems he is the 19th player.

[vishalvirsingh]

I am delighted to hear this news.  Jaat da CHORA staying over with india team and may be in the 11 as he joins as 19th player.

This means in tests when BOOM won't play Harshit may replace him in the playing 11 and play the enforcer rule.

 

I am very happy to get this news.

 

[singhvivek141]

5 minutes ago, vishalvirsingh said:

I am delighted to hear this news.  Jaat da CHORA staying over with india team and may be in the 11 as he joins as 19th player.

This means in tests when BOOM won't play Harshit may replace him in the playing 11 and play the enforcer rule.

 

I am very happy to get this news.

 

Hope Harshit stays fit and work on his long format skills.

We really need next gen quicks to rise through ranks. Likes of Prasidh, Siraj, Bumrah, Akashdeep all are in 28-31 range...we need a 23-24 year old pacer who has years to serve.

[Lord]

Sarfaraz should be added too

[Adamant]

Play him only on flatter pitches, no need for his pace in pace friendly conditions 

[lemsip]

Hopefully he has improved his fitness. In Australia he started well but was consistently running out of gas even before he got to his second spell in each match he played.

[express bowling]

Good !

 

 

[coffee_rules]

Must have been an afterthought after seeing Shardul score a hundred against India regulars

Edited June 16, 2025 by coffee_rules

[Gollum]

What about Sarfu?

[tweaker]

What is the purpose of A tour .Rana didn't play in the A matches and he is selected. 

Selection is based on whims of coach saheb.

[tweaker]

It seems someone is going to be niggled  out.

[vishalvirsingh]

3 hours ago, tweaker said:

It seems someone is going to be niggled  out.

r u saying some one is injured.

i think BOOM is selected to play only 3 test matches and for the rest 2 Harshit may play even in the 11 for him as an enforcer.

[express bowling]

4 hours ago, tweaker said:

What is the purpose of A tour .Rana didn't play in the A matches and he is selected. 

 

Harshit played the 1st match.

[diga]

5 hours ago, tweaker said:

What is the purpose of A tour .Rana didn't play in the A matches and he is selected. 

Selection is based on whims of coach saheb.

Most probably net bowler ... he has to play if he is in the squad

[tweaker]

3 hours ago, diga said:

Most probably net bowler ... he has to play if he is in the squad

Coach doesn't rate Akashdeep, Arshdeep highly. 

[New guy]

18 hours ago, Lord said:

Sarfaraz should be added too

Who will he play instead of? Nair deserves chances ahead of him I think.

[Gollum]

47 minutes ago, New guy said:

Who will he play instead of? Nair deserves chances ahead of him I think.

Sarfu hasn't done much wrong to be discarded so soon, guy has proved himself year after year in domestic, excellent debut series against Eng, got that 150 in NZ 1st test, almost taking us to a safe position, him and Pant. One more member would have done no harm, 19 member squad ho ya 20, what's the big difference, that too in such a long series where injuries, loss of form/confidence for players is expected somewhere down the line. 

 

Guy has also reduced weight which is an indicator that he is taking his cricket seriously. 

[Lord]

1 hour ago, New guy said:

Who will he play instead of? Nair deserves chances ahead of him I think.

 

How? Karun has not done as well in FC 

 

It's much better to back a youngster 

[cowboysfan]

added the wrong player,should have been Kamboj.

[sandeep]

2 hours ago, cowboysfan said:

added the wrong player,should have been Kamboj.

Kamboj bowled well against weak opposition, but is a trundler in the 120s.  

 

Given the hot weather in England, its really not the time to gamble on a rookie trundler. 

 

I would love to see Arshdeep get a debut early in the series, but I dont think he's ahead of Krishna in the pecking order. 

 

I have a soft corner for Bhuvi-type bowlers who swing the ball, and Arshu is left-armer to boot. Plus, he's experienced with whiteball and well equipped to handle/counter the 'bazball' bashing if conditions flatten out.

[express bowling]

2 hours ago, sandeep said:

Kamboj bowled well against weak opposition, but is a trundler in the 120s.  

 

Given the hot weather in England, its really not the time to gamble on a rookie trundler. 

 

True.

 

2 hours ago, sandeep said:

 

I would love to see Arshdeep get a debut early in the series, but I dont think he's ahead of Krishna in the pecking order. 

 

I have a soft corner for Bhuvi-type bowlers who swing the ball, and Arshu is left-armer to boot. Plus, he's experienced with whiteball and well equipped to handle/counter the 'bazball' bashing if conditions flatten out.

 

I would like to see whether Arshdeep has worked on his good length balls and improved them. This would be the key to his test match and even ODI success.

 

He has a good yorker, pitched up swinging ball and a good enough bumper. Which is why he is so successful in T20s.

 

But the longer formats demand a lot of good length off stump balls. He has a high FC average as this area is lacking so far.

 

In the T20 WC, Arshdeep bowled a good % of deliveries in the 135 to 140 k range, and looked a much better bowler than his default state. He won't be able to do this in tests ... but hope he stays in the 130 to 137 k range instead of slipping in the 120s like Kamboj.

 

Arshdeep has a higher ceiling than Bhuvi as he is quite tall ( 6'3" ) and hits the bat high. Plus he can push the batters on the back foot with his bumpers.