Before the second match of the Test series against England, India’s young pacer Harshit Rana was let out from the team. According to the report of The Times of India, the young quick, who had been brought along as a precaution, was not noticed boarding the bus to Birmingham with the rest of his teammates. At about 11:30 AM local time, the Indian squad departed Leeds on a bus and should arrive at Birmingham in a bit more than three hours.
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Harshit Rana has been released from the Indian squad for the England series. 🇮🇳
He did not travel with the team to Birmingham.#Cricket #HarshitRana #India #Test pic.twitter.com/T80FDT8vMZ---Advertisement---— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 25, 2025
“I haven’t spoken to the chairman selector; I will speak to the chairman of selectors because there was a bit of a niggle in the group. That is why we wanted him as a backup. But at the moment, everything looks fine, so if everyone is fine, he would have to fly back,” Gambhir had said on Rana after the first Test.
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India Scored 835 Runs
The players will spend the next two days off before commencing training again for the second Test, where they hope to level the series and put behind them the headache of Headingley’s loss. Even though they scored 835 runs and five individual hundreds, India’s loss at Headingley has received attention because of its rarity. Even when they scored five hundred in the game, it was a Test record for the first time when a team lost.
Ben Duckett Emerged as The Hero
Ben Duckett’s fiery 149 established the tone for the record chase, which was aided by strong knocks from Crawley and Root. The 1673 runs put together by both teams was the most ever in a Test between England and India. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant (on two occasions) all come out to bat, but England completed a remarkable chase of 371 in the final day to claim victory by five wickets.
