After finishing his recuperation from a knee injury, pacer Harshit Rana has been added to the India team for the third and final ODI against Afghanistan, the BCCI said on Friday.
Ahead of Saturday’s series finale in Chennai, Rana, who had surgery in February after suffering a ligament strain in his right knee during India’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against South Africa, has joined the team. India already have an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
“Mr Harshit Rana, who has completed his rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE), has linked up with the ODI squad in Chennai,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said in a media release.
The 24-year-old fast bowler had to miss both the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League due to the injury.
Updated squad for the third ODI against Afghanistan:
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana
