Kevin Pietersen Reaction on Harshit Rana: After Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey’s stormy half-century, India defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth T20 International cricket match on Friday to take a 3–1 win in the five-match series. India has not lost the last 17 bilateral T20 international series in the country. Chasing India’s target of 182 runs, England team leg spinners Ravi Bishnoi (three wickets for 28 runs) and Varun Chakraborty (two wickets for 28 runs) and Harshit Rana (three wickets for 33) in front of bowling 19.4 in front of 19.4 It was reduced to 166 runs in the over. Harry Brook (51) and opener Ben Docket (39) raised hopes of England’s victory but the bowlers gave India a strong comeback. However, more discussion in this match was about Harshit Rana’s debut. Former England captain Peterson also expressed displeasure.
Harshit Rana was not part of the playing XI. He landed as a Concusion Substitute instead of Dubey. In the final over of India’s innings, Shivam Dubey’s helmet was ball, after which fast bowler Harshit Rana was included as a substitute in his place.
Dubey (53 runs) hit the fifth ball of Jamie overton in the final over of the Indian innings. Dubey was allowed to play after compulsory convention test. However, he was run out on the last ball of the innings. Rana came to bowl in the 12th over and he had immediate effect. He dismissed Liam Livingstone for nine runs. England captain Jose Butler looked unhappy with this decision and was seen discussing with umpires on the field. According to the rules of the ICC, teams are allowed only the same option when a batsman is out due to convention.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen did not look happy after feeding Harshit Rana in place of Shivam Dubey. Kevin Pietersen said during the commentary, “Jose Butler was out of anger because he was not happy with this vegetable. Ask anyone in the world that Harshit Rana was what like to like to like to like. Will be right. I think it is going to be discussed a lot. “
However, after the match, Peterson praised Rana. Speaking on Star Sports, Peterson said that it was not his fault that he was selected as a conversion option. Peterson said, “Harshit’s performance was very good. I felt that he performed brilliantly to his skill. I felt that he was fantastic in the way he assessed some batsmen. The assessed, where he was wide and on out. He was fantastic and for his cricket, it was not his fault that he became a conversion option, he went there and he went there wholeheartedly Bowlled and won. “
Harshit Rana took regular wickets in the middle overs. He had immediate effect in the match as soon as he arrived, dismissed Liam Livingstone on his second ball and then dismissed Jacob Bethel and Jamie Overton and finished with a 3/33 figure in four overs. As a result, India successfully defended the score of 181 runs and won the match by 15 runs to take an unassailable 3–1 lead in the five-match series.
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