Indian teen Harshit Rana has been retained in England as an unofficial member of the Indian squad, serving as a backup possibility. A member of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Rana is staying on with the workforce as cowl for a couple of gamers who’re reportedly coping with minor niggles.
Rana, who has featured in two Assessments, 5 ODIs, and one T20I, has not been named within the official squad however continues to be a part of the workforce. The fitting-arm pacer travelled with the Indian contingent from London to Leeds on Tuesday, June 17.
“Please don’t rely him as an official member of the squad as but,” the official stated as quoted by Cricbuzz.
India, below the management of Shubman Gill, at present holds a pace-heavy assault comprising 5 frontline quick bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Arshdeep Singh. Moreover, India has two pace-bowling all-rounders, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur, so as to add depth to the squad.
Rana had earlier been part of the India A squad that performed two matches towards the England Lions and likewise took half in an intra-squad recreation at Beckenham. Many of the different India A gamers are believed to have returned house.
In the meantime, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir is anticipated to rejoin the squad quickly, doubtless on Tuesday. The previous India opener had returned to New Delhi from the UK as a consequence of a household emergency after his mom was hospitalised. Nevertheless, it’s understood that he departed from the nationwide capital for London on Tuesday morning.
The primary Take a look at of the newly renamed Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between England and India is scheduled to start on Friday, June 20, in Leeds.
India squad for England collection 2025:
Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
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