Rana might have made his debut in a T20I sequence towards Bangladesh final month however he went down with viral fever. “It was very tough for me,” Rana stated after the day’s play. “However as I stated, Gauti [coach Gautam Gambhir] bhaiyya would hold telling me to attend for my time and when it comes, I ought to do my greatest for the nation. And I communicate to my dad earlier than each match day and he would inform me that the day God has deliberate so that you can play, you’ll play. Don’t fret an excessive amount of.”
“I had seen this [Australia vs India] solely on TV, waking up early and watching with my dad. So it is a enormous deal for me.”
Rana was an important member of the KKR squad that gained the IPL earlier this 12 months. He seemed like he was made for white-ball cricket together with his tempo variations. However India’s red-ball aspect noticed one thing in him, doubtlessly through the match simulation towards India A on the WACA, the place he confirmed a willingness to hit the deck exhausting and bowl sharp, correct spells.
Rana was capable of carry that kind towards Australia in Perth and took three wickets within the first innings to assist bowl Australia out for 104 and provides India a lead of 46 runs. His maiden wicket was Travis Head and it got here off a fantastic supply, angled in from across the wicket and holding its line to beat the surface fringe of the bat and shave the surface fringe of off stump.
“Personally, I’m very pleased with my efficiency and even happier with the way in which the group has carried out,” Rana stated. “When you discuss specifically about that wicket, there was a dialogue within the group about tips on how to set him up and dismiss him. The plan was to assault his stumps, and I bowled a very good ball and obtained a wicket.
“We get additional bounce once we come right here and play on these wickets however we now have to ensure we do not get carried away. If we give attention to bowling these good traces and lengths, it would assist us. In order that was the main focus, to not get carried away.”
