The T20 and ODI team for the Indian cricket team's tour of Sri Lanka has been announced. Many changes and new faces have been seen in both the teams and one of those new faces is Harshit Rana, who has been included in the team for the ODI series. Indian Team Rana has been selected in Indian Team He has given the credit of his selection to his father and Gautam Gambhir.

Hailing from South Extension, Delhi, Rana worked hard from the junior level and in the recently concluded IPL 2024, he showed the world what he is capable of. He took 19 wickets in the Kolkata Knight Riders' winning campaign and due to his performance, he has also been given a chance in Team India.

After his selection, Harshit Rana said about his former KKR mentor Gambhir, “I believed in working hard, but whenever I was ignored in the age group teams, I used to sit in my room and cry. My father Pradeep never lost hope. If I have to name three people in this beautiful journey of mine, it would be my father, who with his efforts, my personal coach Amit Bhandari sir (former Indian and Delhi fast bowler) and most importantly Gauti Bhaiya (Gautam Gambhir).”

Speaking further to PTI, Rana said, “If my approach towards the game has changed, a lot of it has to do with Gauti bhaiya's presence in the KKR dressing room and how he changed my mindset. At the top level, you need skill, but more than skill you need the heart to handle pressure. Gauti bhaiya would always tell me 'mere ko tere pe bharaos hai, tu match jitta ke aayega' (I have faith in you, you will win the match).”

Rana has been selected in Team India but it will be interesting to see if he gets a chance in the playing eleven and if he gets a chance, will he be able to capitalise on that opportunity?