Former Indian opener Sadagoppan Ramesh questioned some of the decisions taken by the team management, especially Harshit Rana’s selection after the Men in Blue lost the ongoing five-match T20I series to England. With a nine-wicket defeat in Bristol, India conceded a 3-0 lead to England. Recently, Aakash Chopra drops bold verdict about Harshit Rana.
Ramesh believes that the national selectors need to be more careful while picking players returning from injuries. He feels India cannot afford to select players who are not fully match-fit, especially during the crucial matches, taking a dig at Rana.
Harshit Rana was ruled out of the fourth T20I against England in Bristol on July 9 after suffering a hamstring injury during the third match. Harshit had recently recovered from knee surgery, which forced him to miss both IPL 2026 and the T20 World Cup 2026.
Even though the fast bowler had not played any domestic or competitive matches after recovering, he was picked directly for India's T20I squads for the Ireland and England tours.
Ramesh questioned this decision and said players should prove their fitness in competitive cricket before returning to the national team. He believes that coming back too early after a major knee surgery can increase the risk of other injuries like hamstring or thigh muscle problems. Amid this, Tilak Varma should sit out for Sanju Samson in 5th T20I, says Parthiv Patel.
Sadagoppan Ramesh said on his YouTube channel, "How did Harshit Rana get selected directly to the Indian team without proving his fitness anywhere after surgery? If you haven't fully recovered from a knee surgery, then it leads to a hamstring or quad injury next, as has happened with him. It's clear he didn't return to the Indian team at 100% fitness. It's just evidence of how there are different yardsticks for different players. India will produce results again only if they correct this issue.”
Sadagoppan Ramesh makes big claims on Harshit Rana's Zimbabwe snub
The former opener also pointed out another interesting detail. Harshit had already been rested for the upcoming Zimbabwe series even before he picked up this latest injury. Ramesh believes this suggests that the team management was already trying to manage his workload because they knew he might not be able to play continuously after returning from surgery.
Ramesh further added, “The fact they rested him for the Zimbabwe tour and the squad was announced before this injury made it clear that they rested him knowing that he wouldn't be able to play back-to-back series. This is not about Harshit Rana's ability.”
At the same time, Ramesh made it clear that he is not questioning Harshit Rana's talent or ability. He believes the young fast bowler has a bright future and can become an important player for India, but everything depends on his fitness. Before getting injured, Harshit played five matches during the Ireland and England tours and picked up seven wickets.
India had no choice: Ramesh reveals why Washington Sundar was picked
He also believes that Washington Sundar was included mainly because India did not have many other options. Varun Chakravarthy was also ruled out of the fourth T20I with a hamstring injury, while Ravi Bishnoi had struggled badly earlier in the series.
The leg-spinner went wicketless and gave away 60 runs in his four overs during the second T20I at Manchester. However, Sundar also failed to make an impact. He scored only five runs from eight balls and bowled just one over, giving away 19 runs without taking a wicket in Bristol.
Ramesh added, “India was forced to play him (Sundar) despite England having only two left-handers because of Varun Chakravarthy's injury. It's also clear that India doesn't trust Ravi Bishnoi.”
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