It is to be noted that Arshdeep is in India's Champions Trophy squad while Rana isn't a part of it yet. Rana was included in the ODIs against England just as the cover for Jasprit Bumrah, who is still racing against time to be fit for the Champions Trophy.
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"Keeping the next game in mind, if Virat (Kohli) is fit and available, he will come into the playing XI. That's the only change that I am seeing. I think they would want to finish the series and then look at making other changes," Zaheer said.
Zaheer Khan backs Harshit Rana for 2nd ODI
Further speaking in the same discussion, Zaheer Khan wants Mohammed Shami to keep playing as he needs game time. Zaheer also predicted Harshit Rana to keep his spot after an impressive debut outing at Nagpur.
If Rana keeps his place, it will mean no place for Arshdeep Singh in the Playing XI for the second time in a row. Arshdeep has played 8 ODIs so far and his last match in this format was way back in August 2024 in Sri Lanka. He was brought into the squad for his death bowling skills.
Harshit Rana's impressive ODI debut
However, he came back strongly by picking up the big wickets of Ben Duckett and Harry Brook in the first over of his next spell. It put the brakes on England's scoring and helped in changing the momentum.
Rana picked up another wicket later in the form of Liam Livingstone to dent England's hopes further of reaching a big target. He finished with impressive figures of 3-53 in 7 overs. Although he was expensive, he was successful in restricting England to a substantial total with three big wickets.
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