Former Indian opener Kris Srikkanth criticized fast bowler Harshit Rana’s attitude after he had a poor outing against Sri Lanka in the Super Fours clash of the ongoing Asia Cup at Dubai on Friday. Srikkanth noted that Rana does too many filmy reactions and he should concentrate on his bowling to get better at the top level.
The Delhi fast bowler conceded 54 runs in four overs he bowled and got the big wicket of Pathum Nissanka, who scored a magnificent knock of 107 runs. Thus, Rana conceded his runs at a high economy rate of 13.50 and he was not able to execute his plans.
Kris Srikkanth said on his YouTube Channel, “Harshit Rana does too many filmy gimmicks. All these filmy reactions aren’t of any use, you’ve to actually bowl well. He does all these filmy reactions in the IPL as well. This is not a good attitude, it’s just showboating. He dives after the ball is already past him. Why dive after the goal has already been scored? Aggression is different but showboating so much at a young age is why he got punished today.”
On the other hand, Srikkanth showered praise on Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav. Both the spinners had identical figures, conceding 31 runs in their four overs and picking a wicket each.
“India won because of the four overs in the middle from Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy. They both bowled magically . Wrist spinners are always potential match winners, which got proven today. Sri Lanka today exposed the Indian bowling a little bit. Axar Patel can be taken to the cleaners if there is no turn,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka was almost able to get over the line in the run-chase of 203 and Srikkanth said these were not good signs for India ahead of the final against Pakistan.
“This was a huge warning sign for India. If they aren’t careful, they might slip in the final against Pakistan. But today’s game was definitely a wake-up call for India. Don’t take any side lightly,” said Srikkanth (via the aforementioned source).
India will take on Pakistan in the final on Sunday.
