Despite being a regular starter in white-ball cricket for India over the last year, India pacer Harshit Rana has often found himself under criticism for his odd failures in between. It is no secret that head coach Gautam Gambhir has been in favour of the Delhi bowler, but Rana himself has displayed his wicket-taking proficiency in the ODI and T20I formats already. Rana has maintained his confidence in bouncing back from his odd blips and has already been a part of India’s Champions Trophy and Asia Cup triumphs last year. He is also set to be part of his maiden T20 World Cup appearance next month. Rana recently opened up on how he learnt to deal with failures after his initial struggles in the Delhi circuit in his formative years. “I know how to handle failure now. I have seen those ten years where nothing happened. I would go to trials and my name would not come. I would come back and cry every day in front of my dad. So now I think that failure is gone; whatever comes, I can handle it. I had given up. But my dad kept pushing me literally,” Rana said in a recent interaction with MensXP. Rana made his ODI debut on February 6, 2025, and has since established himself as a regular in the Men in Blue lineup. In the 13 ODIs he has played so far, he has claimed 23 wickets, consistently impressing with his prowess across phases of play. Rana also revealed that bowling to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the nets provides him with challenging scenarios that bring out the best in him. “Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma. Even if I bowl easily to them, there is a competition when they come to bat in the nets, and they challenge me to do things, so I also get on my peak to bowl,” he said.
‘I used to cry everyday in front of my father’: India pacer Harshit Rana opens up on handling failures
