India Sends Young Pacer Harshit Rana Home After Leeds Test Defeat

Harshit Rana, a young fast bowler, has been released from the Indian squad before the second Test match against England. He was included as a backup player but did not travel with the team to Birmingham. The Indian team left Leeds at approximately 11:30 AM local time. Gambhir had stated that Rana was included due to a minor concern within the team. With everything appearing normal, the decision was made to send Rana back. The first Test saw India scoring 835 runs, including five centuries, yet they lost at Headingley. Ben Duckett’s impressive 149 runs played a crucial role in England’s record chase, with significant contributions from Crawley and Root. The match witnessed a total of 1673 runs, marking the highest in a Test between the two teams. Despite strong performances from Jaiswal, Gill, Rahul, and Pant, England won the match by chasing down 371 runs on the final day.