India’s right-arm bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana, after being included in the Indian squad for the first test match played at Headingley, is released from the team and is now returning to India, but why has the bowler returned to India mid-series? An official source told IANS that the bowler was playing as a backup and was considered a perfect option for the Indian side’s bowling strategy. However, once the bowler who had a niggle was fully fit to play, he was released from the squad.
“Actually, one of the pacers in the main Test team had a niggle. If the team think-tank wished to have someone as a back-up bowler who could execute a bouncer-led strategy, it was Rana who fit the bill and thus was held back.
But as things stand, everything is fine now. As a result, Rana has now been released from the squad, and that’s why he was not spotted with the team on their travel to Birmingham,”
The source told ANI
India faced defeat in the first test match of the 5-match series against England. The performance of the top-order batters on the Indian side was superb, as batters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul scored centuries in the first Test match. In fact, the wicket-keeper batter scored two centuries in the first test match to become India’s first wicket-keeper batter to score two centuries in a single test match.
Even after the top-order batters performed well for the Indian side, the lower-order batters failed to carry the momentum forward, resulting in India being unable to reach the target they had been aiming for in both innings. Additionally, the sloppy fielding efforts in the second innings and bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah failing to take wickets for the team cost India the first test match, which they lost by 5 wickets. As a result, the home side now leads the test series 1-0.
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