New Delhi: Harshit Rana is on a roll in domestic cricket. Among the surprise call-ups for the upcoming red-ball tour of Australia, the Delhi star is showing his worth in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Harshit stole the show with both bat and ball in the ongoing Delhi vs Assam clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Harshit, who recieved a maiden Test call-up on Saturday, celebrated the occasion with a five-wicket haul (5/80) on Day 1 to help Delhi bundle Assam out for 330 runs. This was his
Following his second five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, Harshit flaunted his batting skills on Day 3 of the match. The 22-year-old, who is more than a capable batter and has notched up a century and a fifty in first-class cricket, smashed his second half-century. Batting at No. 8, Harshit scored 59 off 78 balls at a strike rate of 75.64 with the help of four boundaries and three sixes. His crucial innings in the lower order helped Delhi took the lead over Assam’s first-innings total of 330.
50 for Harshit Rana after the 5-er. He is celebrating his maiden test call cup in all-round way.#DELvASM #RanjiTrophy pic.twitter.com/NJ9OXhxBqa
— Daya sagar (@sagarqinare) October 28, 2024
Superb way to celebrate maiden Test call-up
Harshit’s superb all-round display comes on the back of his maiden Test call-up to the Indian squad for the tour Down Under starting next month. Harshit was selected in India’s 18-member squad for the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia.
His selection drew criticism from several quarters with question marks over his limited experience in red-ball cricket. However, the young star has proved his detractors wrong with a sensational all-round performance.
He was one of the three uncapped Test players selected for the Australia tour. Besides Harshit, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Abhimanyu Easwaran also recieved maiden Test call-ups. Bith Nitish Kumar and Harshit have shown their prowess in T20 cricket while Easwaran has been one of the consistent performers in the red-ball Indian domestic circuit for the last few years.
