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If Harshit Rana can consistently contribute 20 to 25 runs with the bat, he has the potential to be the bowling all-rounder India needs at No. 8, said skipper Shubman Gill after the Delhi fast bowler achieved a career-best haul of four wickets in the third ODI against Australia on Saturday.

While Nitish Kumar Reddy was sidelined with a quadriceps injury, his bowling lacked the sharpness compared to Hardik Pandya, and his inclusion as a batting all-rounder at No. 8 had been detrimental in the first two ODIs.

Rana, the robust player from the Delhi outskirts, scored 24 in the second game in Adelaide, catching the attention of the Indian captain. Gill is now more interested in a bowling all-rounder rather than a batsman who can occasionally bowl.

“I think the No. 8 p

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