Whether Harshit Rana was included in India squad or not, coach Abhishek Nair clarified, Cricket News

The last match of the India vs New Zealand three-match Test series is to be played from Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Before the Mumbai Test, reports had surfaced about the inclusion of fast bowler Harshit Rana in the India squad. It was said that the 22-year-old bowler may get a chance to debut. However, India's assistant coach Abhishek Nair has denied the reports related to Harshit. He clarified that Harshit has not been included in the India squad for the third Test. Harshit will go on Australia tour, where India has to play five Test matches from November 22.

“No changes have been made in the squad,” Nair said in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday. Every week and every day is important. We are not narrow minded about the World Test Championship (WTC) final. We want to focus on this match right now.” Let us tell you that Harshit was among the reserve players for the opening Test against New Zealand but he was released to play the Ranji match. He scored 7 runs for Delhi in the match against Assam. Apart from taking wickets, played an innings of 59 runs.

“The team management wanted me to play domestic matches before going to Australia and I am happy that I performed well with both bat and ball in this match,” Harshit said after his brilliant performance against Assam. In such a situation, speculations started about Harshit making his international debut in the India vs New Zealand third test. Reports said that Harshit can be given a chance by resting the explosive paceman Jasprit Bumrah in the Mumbai Test. New Zealand has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series against India. New Zealand has won the Test series for the first time on Indian soil. India's WTC final chances have suffered a setback after losing two consecutive Tests. However, India still tops the WTC points table.

Indian squad for the third test against New Zealand: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav. , Mohammad Siraj.