Former Indian national cricket team has launched batsman Akash Chopra that young pacer Harshit Rana is not worth being part of the Asia Cup 2025 squad.
Akash Chopra said that Harshit Rana’s performance in the recent edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was “very simple” and that better pacers were available for selection.
Harshit Rana – A Gautam Gambhir favorite
The 23 -year -old Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have played very quickly for the India National Cricket Team in all three formats.
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His shares have increased in the Indian cricket team as head coach Gautam Gambhir came to the hull, and Paper has been constantly around the squads, even if he does not play the match.
So far, he has played five ODIs, two Tests and one T20I games for India and has taken 10, 4 and 3 wickets respectively.
He has been selected for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 and is one of the three experts of the squad along with Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
He was selected for the Asia Cup 2025 with a huge criticism as the choice of fame Krishna, who won the Purple Cap in IPL 2025, and Mohammad Sirj, who recently ended as a leading wicket taking the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, as a leading wicket in 2025.
After the announcement of the squad, the fans were left angry and expressed their anger on social media, alleging that Gautam Gambhir was biased.
It does not seem that its number is quite strong that it is worth one place – Akash Chopra
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Akash Chopra also expressed surprise at Harshit Rana’s selection despite his poor performance. He said:
“Harshit Rana’s case is very interesting. There is a need to discuss his case as he once came as a consumed replacement for Shivam Dubey, also took three wickets, and became a match player, which was fantastic, but what happened before and later?”
He said, “The final IPL was extremely simple. Their performance is not very good. Their number is not flattering. It does not seem that their number is quite strong that he is worth place in one place,” he said.
In particular, Rana took 15 wickets in IPL 2025 in the 10.18 economy.
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Prasad Krishna should have got a chance – Akash Chopra
Akash Chopra further said that the third expert Pesar in the India squad will remain on the bench with mostly Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, but he said that fame Krishna and Mohammad Siraj’s choice was better than Harshit Rana. He explained in detail:
“The truth is also that he will not get to play all matches. In fact, he can also play a match when Bumrah is not available. If he is not getting a chance to play, you say that anyone who is sitting outside does not matter.”
“However, if you look at the recent record, you will find that Prasad Krishna should have got a chance, or you could think of rewarding Mohammad Sirraj, but the team has once again gone towards Harshit.”