After Team India’s loss in the third T20I against England, veteran cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has lauded Harshit Rana for delivering the goods whenever he got a chance. While slamming trolls, he added that Rana cannot be criticized for his selection. Harshit registered figures of 2/40 in four overs as England set India a 202-run target in Nottingham on Tuesday, July 7. India were then bowled out for 76 in the chase, losing the game by 125 runs and going 2-0 down in the five-match T20I series as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Harshit Rana needs to be spoken about. We troll him a lot, but Harshit Rana is doing the job whenever he is getting opportunities. He does the job in bowling. He bowls the difficult overs. He comes and delivers. He packs a punch. He had almost won the Ireland match with his batting.”

“So, he is doing his bit. He bowls with the new and old ball, and if you send him up the order in batting, he does what he can. Please cut him some slack. Him being selected is not his mistake. Talk to the selectors if you have a problem with his selection. However, if a player does well, we all must stand up and clap. He is unnecessarily trolled a lot,” he further added.

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However, Aakash Chopra applauded Prince Yadav for bowling a stunning spell, including a yorker to dismiss Jos Buttler with his first ball, in the third T20I against England as well.

“The excellent thing that has happened is Prince Yadav. The first ball he hit on Jos Buttler’s stumps, it’s extremely difficult to bowl a yorker with the new ball, and he bowled it absolutely precisely. He almost felled Jos Buttler to his knees. That was a stellar ball to begin with. It was an incredible ball bowled by Prince Yadav,” he said.

“He was played in place of Ravi Bishnoi, which we had expected. After that, he dismissed Harry Brook. The ball hit slightly high on the bat, and a fielder was present in the deep. In fact, he would have got three wickets had Harshit taken the catch. So Prince Yadav has done really well. A lot of promise, really high ceiling, which is a good thing,” Aakash Chopra concluded.