The fast bowler Harshit Rana has been added to the India Squad for the third ODI against Afghanistan, marking his return from injury.
He has out of international action since his knee injury prior to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup earlier this year. He sustained a ligament strain in his right knee during India’s T20 Warmup game against South Africa.
He underwent surgery in February and also missed the entire IPL season. However, he has linked up with the squad ahead of final ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai.
However, he has recovered from his injury, making a full recovery and is ready to return.
“The Men’s Selection Committee has added Mr Harshit Rana to the India squad for the third and final IDFC First Bank ODI against Afghanistan,” India said via a statement.
“Mr Rana, who has completed his rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE), has linked up with the ODI squad in Chennai.”
India already sealed up a win in a three match series following a win in the rain affected game in Dharamshala and a massive victory in Lucknow.
The Men in Blues will be aiming for a whitewash in the series when they meet the Afghans at Chennai.
The final ODI match is set to be played on June 20 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
India’s Updated ODI Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana
Afghanistan ODI Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharotai, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Malik, Bilal Sami
