Captain Shubman Gill suggested Saturday that Harshit Rana could fill India’s search for a bowling all-rounder at No. 8 if he consistently contributes 20-25 runs with the bat, following the Delhi pacer’s career-best 4-wicket haul against Australia in the third ODI.

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

Rana, the burly man from the Delhi outskirts, smashed 24 in the second game in Adelaide and that has made the Indian captain interested in a bowling all-rounder rather than a batter, who can just about roll his arm over.

“I think the No. 8 position for us, if a batsman can make 20-25 runs there, which we

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