Harshit Rana Snubbed From CT 2025 India XI As His Death Over Skills “Not As Good As…”

Australian nice Ricky Ponting will decide Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana for India’s Champions Trophy opener towards Bangladesh right here on Thursday with the Rohit Sharma-led facet hoping to fill the massive void left by injured tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Rana has carried out alright within the probabilities he has acquired forward of the ICC occasion however Ponting feels the left-arm pacer Arshdeep is best suited to bowl in all phases of the 50-over sport. “I would go with the left-armer and I’d go with Arshdeep (to replace Bumrah),” Ponting stated on The ICC Review.

“We know how good he’s been in T20 cricket and if you think about the skill set, he probably provides a similar skill set to what Bumrah does with new ball and death overs and that’s what India will miss.

“That’s taking nothing away from Harshit Rana as a result of I feel he has acquired plenty of expertise and we all know what he can do with the brand new ball, however I do not assume his demise abilities are pretty much as good as what Arshdeep Singh’s are.” The former Australian captain feels the presence of a left-arm fast bowler in the playing eleven is always “essential”.

“And simply that left-arm variation, somebody that may bowl left-arm with a brand new ball and transfer the brand new ball. We know the way essential they’re and essential they are often, particularly in massive tournaments while you’ve acquired plenty of right-handers on the high. I’d personally lean that method if I used to be India.” Ponting added that the likes of Rohit and Virat Kohli getting again amongst within the previous ODI collection towards England augurs nicely for India.

“It’s great to see Shreyas Iyer back in the team and playing well in the middle order. He was great,” he said.

“More importantly for India, (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli) were back scoring runs and that’s what they need going into big tournaments.

“Rohit, Virat, your experienced players, you need them to stand up in the big tournaments in the big moments. So, everything for India right now, with the exception of the loss of Bumrah, everything else looks in good order.”

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