Gautam's trust won! (PC-PTI)

IND vs NZ: As soon as Team India lost in the Indore ODI, it also lost the ODI series. For the first time in history, the Indian team has lost an ODI series to New Zealand at home. After this defeat, questions are being raised on head coach Gautam Gambhir. Questions will also arise because under his coaching, Team India has not only lost this series, but they have also lost many series in the last one and a half years. Many such unwanted records have been made under Gambhir's coaching which raises questions on his work. However, despite this, Gautam Gambhir has won at least in one case. Let us tell you what it is?

Gautam Gambhir proved right in Harshit Rana's case

If Gautam Gambhir sees potential in a player, he gives him opportunities despite criticism. Gautam Gambhir did something similar with Harshit Rana. He gave opportunities to Harshit Rana in ODI, T20 and even Test. This question has often been raised as to why Harshit Rana remains in every team. Gambhir has said many times that he sees Harshit as a player who will not only do wonders in bowling but his batting at number 8 will also be useful for Team India. Harshit Rana has done that work in the New Zealand ODI series. Gautam Gambhir's trust in Harshit Rana has been proved correct.

Amazing work of Harshit Rana

Harshit Rana proved his mettle in Indore T20. This player not only took 3 wickets, he also made a brilliant partnership with Virat Kohli at a difficult moment and also scored his first ODI half-century with his bat. Harshit played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 43 balls, which included 4 sixes and 4 fours. Harshit showed that he can bat. Harshit Rana scored 83 runs in the series at an average of 27.66. His batting figures were better than players like Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja. Whereas in bowling, Harshit took 6 wickets in his name. He was the highest wicket taker for India.

Harshit Rana is a strong contender for the World Cup

Looking at the way Harshit Rana is performing, he looks to be a strong contender for the World Cup 2027. His name is also in the squad in T20 World Cup and he can be seen in the playing eleven. Rana has taken 7 wickets in 6 T20 matches so far. Even in T20, he played an excellent inning of 35 runs in the T20 series in Australia. Seeing the excellent performance of Harshit Rana, his critics are decreasing and the number of his fans is increasing. At least Gambhir's trust in Harshit has won here.