Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin didn’t maintain again in his critique of pacer Harshit Rana following India’s tense Tremendous 4s conflict towards Sri Lanka within the Asia Cup 2025 on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Friday. Harshit, that includes in solely his second match of the eight-team event, struggled with the circumstances and conceded 54 runs throughout his four-over spell, choosing up only one wicket. His early overs leaked closely, however he managed to tug again some management within the closing over, guaranteeing the match prolonged to a Tremendous Over.Arshdeep Singh then delivered a flawless Tremendous Over, conceding solely two runs, and captain Suryakumar Yadav comfortably chased the three-run goal off the primary ball. Harshit’s first over went for 12 runs, and the subsequent two overs added 32 extra as Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka took full benefit of wayward bowling. The Delhi pacer struggled to adapt to the flat Dubai observe, which Ashwin highlighted in his post-match evaluation.
Talking on his YouTube channel ‘Ash Ki Baat’, Ashwin was blunt in his evaluation, calling Harshit’s strategy “amateurish.” He defined, “I need to talk about Harshit Rana. Enjoying just some matches, then sitting out others, can actually have an effect on confidence and rhythm. However the errors towards Sri Lanka have been actually amateurish.” Ashwin identified that Harshit’s bowling grew to become predictable, alternating slower balls with sooner deliveries in a routine that Nissanka capitalised on. “One quick, one sluggish, one quick, one sluggish. That’s actually amateurish cricket. He ought to study from this,” Ashwin added. Harshit did handle to redeem himself within the closing over by dismissing Nissanka, who had scored a blazing 107 off 58 balls, earlier than India pressured the Tremendous Over. Rana had changed Shivam Dube within the enjoying XI for this match and now has two wickets from his two Asia Cup appearances. He’s unlikely to function within the closing, with Dube anticipated to return, as India goals to discipline its strongest facet towards Pakistan within the Dubai Worldwide Stadium closing.