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India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday confirmed that uncapped seamer Harshit Rana is not going to participate within the upcoming third Take a look at match towards New Zealand in Mumbai. In line with a report by ESPN on Tuesday, Harshit Rana was added to the India squad for the third Take a look at match towards New Zealand. Nonetheless, India’s coach cleared the rumours forward of the third Take a look at. Harshit Rana has been with India’s white-ball groups ever since a breakout Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2024 with champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), during which the pacer took 19 wickets at a mean of 20.15 in 13 matches.
Talking on the pre-match press convention, Gambhir stated that Rana has not been included within the Take a look at squad. The India head coach added that the 22-year-old has come to Mumbai to work with bowling coach Morne Morkel and put together for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar trophy.
He added that the group administration needs to make use of this time and make Rana ready for the BGT.
“Harshit Rana is just not a part of the squad. He has simply come right here to arrange for the Australia tour, Abhishek (Nayar) made it clear yesterday. IPL retention has nothing to be spoken about, we’ve got a Take a look at match right here,” Gambhir stated.
The third Take a look at is ready to start at Wankhede, Mumbai, on Friday, the identical venue the place New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel famously claimed 10 wickets in an innings.
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham (C), Devon Conway, Will Younger, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (WK), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke, Kane Williamson, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry.
