Harshit Rana will join the Indian squad ahead of the third Afghanistan ODI

India’s Harshit Rana (PTI Photo) Dharamshala: Indian management and selectors have asked Harshit Rana to join the ODI squad ahead of the third ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai. TOI understands that the selectors will not announce any replacement for injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Rana only joins to get back into the international cricket environment after missing the T20 World Cup due to knee surgery. “The team management offered Harshit an opportunity to join the team earlier in the series, but it was decided that he needs more practice in the CoE. He is bowling nine to 10 overs every day and has been able to maintain his intensity. He is also working very hard on his batting. He will most likely be officially released from the CoE on June 17 and will leave for Chennai immediately,” a BCCI source told TOI. Rana has been selected for the T20Is in Ireland and England starting later this month. The team management wants to groom him as an all-rounder in the seams alongside Nitish Kumar Reddy to provide back-up for Hardik Pandya.