Be like Harshit Rana and be a constant yes-man to Gautam Gambhir: Kris Srikkanth

Former Indian chief selector Kris Srikkanth has slammed the Indian selectors for picking Harshit Rana, who has been underperforming of late. Rana, who was part of the Asia Cup 2025 campaign, had a poor time. 

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth has asserted that he couldn’t understand a few selection calls. While Yashasvi Jaiswal was dropped from the Asia Cup 2025 squad recently, he has been picked in the ODI squad for the forthcoming Australia tour.

Furthermore, the former Indian cricketer also felt that Rana has been a yes-man to Gautam Gambhir, and that was the reason behind his selection across the formats. He also noted that if selectors pick players like Harshit Rana and Nitish Reddy, India’s chances of winning the ICC World Cup in 2027 would be negligible. 

“By making such selections constantly, they are confusing the players themselves. Even we aren’t sure everyday what the selection will be. Suddenly, Yashasvi Jaiswal is there and then next minute he won’t be there. There is only one permanent member – Harshit Rana. Nobody knows why he is there in the team. By chopping and changing all the time, they’ll dent the confidence of the players,” Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.

“You don’t pick some players even if they do well and take others even if they don’t. Best is to be like Harshit Rana and be a constant yes-man to Gambhir to be selected. You should start building towards the 2027 World Cup. But I feel they’ve not. If you pick Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy among the probables, then you can wave goodbye to the trophy,” he added.

While Rana made his Test debut during India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour Down Under last year, he received his ODI cap against England earlier this year.

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