Follow UsFormer India opener Kris Srikkanth had previously criticised Harshit Rana as he believed that the pacer was Gautam Gambhir's "Yes man." However, on October 25 (Saturday), Rana was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with 4/39 in 8.4 overs to help India bowl Australia out for just 236 in Sydney.
Rana got the wickets of Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen and Josh Hazlewood to register his career-best figures. Speaking of the performance, Srikkanth, who was a staunch critic of the pacer, took back his words.
"So today, Harshit Rana deserves all the praise. I am very happy for you. Yes, I criticised you a lot, but at the end of the day, you’ve done very well. He has got his confidence back from the last match after scoring [24* off 18] with the bat and from his first spell with the ball. The more he performs this way, his confidence will continue growing. Today, he looked like a very confident bowler," Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.
“Harshit Rana bowled superbly. Taking four wickets in an ODI is a big achievement. My favourite was the wicket of Owen. It was a superb delivery, and Rohit took a great catch. He bowled a terrific line and length. Last match, he got clobbered at the death, but this game, he bowled very well even at the death. He didn’t bowl short today and didn’t try too many slower ones."
India went on to win the match by nine wickets, but Australia clinched the series 2-1.