What Is Harshit Rana's First-Class Record? The Debutant For India In Perth Test

Harshit Rana has made his debut in Perth Test (Source:@CricCrazyJohns/X.com)Harshit Rana has made his debut in Perth Test (Source:@CricCrazyJohns/X.com)

The all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is finally underway and India have two debutants in the first Test, Harshit Rana and Nitish Reddy. Harshit Rana has been preferred over Akash Deep who did well in the home series recently, and let's see what the first-class record of the tall pacer looks like.

Harshit Rana plays domestic cricket for Delhi and made his first-class debut against Assam in 2022. He has impressed his brief career so far and has picked 43 wickets in 10 matches with an average of just 24. He has two five-wicket hauls in it while he has picked 10 wickets in a match once. 

His bowling strike-rate is also pretty good at 36 while he can contribute with the bat as well. He has a batting average of 42.63 in 14 innings and has one century and two fifties as well. So he is a player who can potentially turn into a seam-bowling all-rounder for India which makes him a hot asset.

Harshit Rana's First-Class Bowling Record

Matches
Wickets
Average
5-Wicket Hauls
10-Wicket In A Match
10432421

Harshit Rana's First-Class Batting Record

Matches
Innings
Runs
Average
100s
50s
10
1446942.6313

Harshit Rana has also been in good form in first-class cricket lately and in his last Ranji game, he bagged seven wickets in a match which included a five-wicket haul in the first innings. He also scored 43 runs in the match and was impressive in the Duleep Trophy as well with two consecutive four-wicket hauls.

So, Harshit Rana is a genuine wicket-taker and hits the deck hard which makes him a handy option in Australian conditions. So, he has started off brilliantly with the red-ball and could make a big impact in BGT 2024-25.