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Team Management Wants Me To Bat At No. 8 As An All-rounder: Harshit Rana

By IANS News January 12, 2026 • 13:52 PM View: 194

Skipper Shubman Gill: After India's four-wicket victory in the opening ODI against New Zealand, fast bowler Harshit Rana revealed that the team management wants to "groom him" as an all-rounder and asked him to work on improving his skills as a batter to bat at the No. 8 position.

Chasing 301, India lost opener Rohit Sharma early. Skipper Shubman Gill (56) and Virat Kohli (93) then forged a sublime match-winning stand of 118 runs for the second wicket. Shreyas Iyer (49), Harshit Rana (29) and KL Rahul (29 not out) helped India over the line.

Notably, Rana came ahead of all-rounder Washington Sunder to bat at No. 7 and contributed a vital 29 off 23 in the chase.

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