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IND vs ENG | Harry Brook dismissal was planned, says Harshit Rana | Cricket News

IND vs ENG | Harry Brook dismissal was planned, says Harshit Rana | Cricket News

Harshit Rana had an impressive debut outing in the ODI format, taking 3 wickets for 53 runs against England in the 1st ODI in Nagpur on Thursday. But it did not start as swimmingly for the 23-year-old with Phil Salt marauding 26 runs off the 6th over. The Kolkata Knight Riders bowler would bounce back in style, however, when he sent back Ben Duckett (32), Harry Brook (0) and Liam Livingstone (5). “I didn’t hit the right lengths initially but got the rewards once I corrected them. They were looking to make some room (the batters), that’s the reason I kept bowling on the stumps,” Rana said about his change of strategy during the match. Story continues below this ad “It’s a slightly two-paced pitch. Some of them are coming on nicely, some are stopping a bit. We bounced back in style. It’s a good total and we can chase this down,” he added. Talking about that Brook dismissal, Rana said it was all part of the plan. “You can say that it was planned. …