“His job is to get wickets” - Former Indian cricketer wants Harshit Rana to focus on his primary job

Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal has backed the star Indian pacer Harshit Rana to focus on taking wickets, which is his primary role. Notably, India is currently trailing the five-match T20I series 0-1 after losing the second T20I in Melbourne. 

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Interestingly, Rana, who came up the batting order ahead of Shivam Dube, went on to score 35 runs off 33 balls, putting up a 56-run partnership with Abhishek Sharma to put India in a decent position. 

"I don't know, Harshit Rana's job is to get wickets. He's a bowling all-rounder. If he gets 30-40 runs, very good, but his job is to break through and give a good start to the team. Getting runs is a bonus," Madan Lal told ANI.

"Experimentation, you know, it's T20 cricket. Everything is very flexible. You can send anybody at number three or four. I've seen a number of times the best batter batting down the order. I've seen Sanju Samson batting at number six or seven. It depends on the situation of the game. If it clicks, very good. If it doesn't, it backfires,” he added.

Moreover, Madan Lal also talked about India’s leading T20I wicket-taker Arshdeep Singh being benched in the first two T20Is of the five-match series. He asserted that it’s up to the team management on what type of combination works well for the side on a given wicket. 

"I don't know about that, it's a team management's decision but T20 is a game where they have to see they're playing most of the all-rounders. Australian wickets are totally different from India, but Arshdeep has class. He's a very good bowler, gets wickets early on, and bowls the death overs very well. It depends on the management whether they will fit him or not," he said.

While India got bundled out for 125 runs in the second T20I in Melbourne, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh shone as the wrecker-in-chief in the chase, scoring 46 runs off 26 balls to claim a four-wicket win, and taking a 1-0 lead.

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