Harshit Rana added to India squad as backup ahead of the first Test match vs England
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Harshit Rana added to India squad as backup ahead of the first Test match vs England
Harshit Rana added to India squad as backup ahead of the first Test match vs England
Harshit Rana was added to India's Test squad as a backup player for the first match against England in Leeds.
Harshit Rana.
New Delhi: Harshit Rana, played for India A in the first unofficial Test match against the England Lions in Canterbury. Despite his debut in Australia last year, he was omitted from the 18-player squad for the five-Test series in England.
So far he has played two Tests, five ODIs and one T20I.
'He has been added as cover and arrived in Leeds with the team today,' a BCCI source was quoted as saying by PTI.
The Indian cricket team, including Rana, traveled from London to Leeds by train, arriving at Leeds station. The first Test match is scheduled for Headingley on June 20th.
India's sole warm-up match before their upcoming series was an internal practice game against India A in Beckenham.
Several Indian team players, including KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Jurel, and Nitish Reddy, traveled to the UK with the A squad for valuable playing experience.
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