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Shubman Gill has dropped a hint on Harshit Rana’s inclusion in the ODI setup (Images via Getty) India skipper Shubman Gill believes Harshit Rana could become a key bowling all-rounder for the team if he continues contributing useful runs down the order. The Delhi pacer starred in the third ODI against Australia, claiming a career-best four wickets as India secured a nine-wicket win in Sydney.<\/p>\n
Shubman Gill Press Conference: Captain hails Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after India\u2019s big win<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the No. 8 position, if a batsman can make 20-25 runs there, which we have confidence that Harshit can do it, then it becomes a very important position,\u201d Gill said at the post-match press conference. Rana had scored 24 in the second ODI in Adelaide, showing his potential with the bat. Gill highlighted Rana\u2019s attributes as a tall fast bowler capable of hitting the deck hard, describing him as a valuable asset, particularly on pitches like those in South Africa. \u201cThere are very few fast bowlers who are tall, who can bowl 140-plus. So if we are looking at South Africa, on such wickets, such bowlers become very important,\u201d he said.The ODI series against South Africa is set to commence on November 30, with games scheduled in Ranchi, Raipur, and Vishakhapatnam. The skipper also credited India\u2019s spinners for building pressure before Rana struck. \u201cAustralia got a very good start but the way our spinners bowled first, created pressure, and then Harshit bowled powerfully (effort balls) and I think he got a good reward for that,\u201d Gill explained. Despite finishing the series without a half-century, Gill said he is not overly concerned about his own batting form. \u201cIn the first match, I got out down-the-leg side. So, I’m not thinking too much about my batting. Sometimes, it happens. You obviously want to perform for the team in every match, but I’m not too worried about my performance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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Do you think Harshit Rana will become a key player for India as a bowling all-rounder?<\/p>\n
Rana\u2019s performance, combined with his batting contributions, could make him a candidate for a regular role at No. 8 in upcoming series, as India look to balance their side with a bowling all-rounder capable of providing depth in both departments. The third ODI win capped a series where India lost 2-1, but the emergence of players like Rana offers Gill confidence for the next challenges ahead. The pacer, with his six wickets also topped the list for most wickets in the three-match series. The player, who faced a lot of online criticism and trolls also responded with an Instagram post summing up his mindset and reaction to the win. “Not just a win, a statement of unity, belief and teamwork. Eleven players. One heartbeat,” the pacer let his feelings be known after he finished the series as the highest wicket-taker with six scalps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill has dropped a hint on Harshit Rana’s inclusion in the ODI setup (Images via Getty) India…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,143938,143942,143939,143936,143937,143943,143941,143940,143945,143944,85],"class_list":["post-240932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-harshit-rana-gill","tag-harshit-rana-odi-team","tag-harshit-rana-shubman-gill","tag-rana","tag-rana-gill","tag-rana-odi-squad","tag-shubman-gill-harshit-rana","tag-shubman-gill-rana","tag-south-africa-odi-harshit-rana","tag-south-africa-odi-rana","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}