Overview
- Speaking on air in Vadodara, Bhogle said he was disturbed by stories about Harshit Rana and had tuned his algorithm to avoid such content.
- He cautioned that online chatter is drowning out how young cricketers are actually performing, citing Rana as an example.
- Rana’s recent record includes a Test debut in Perth in 2024 and finishing 2025 as India’s top ODI wicket-taker with 20, plus a Champions Trophy role and T20I contributions.
- Reports have repeated accusations that Rana benefits from favoritism under head coach Gautam Gambhir, though no new evidence was presented.
- Ajinkya Rahane said Rana was bothered by trolling during IPL 2025 but uses it for motivation, and the pacer took two wickets and scored 29 in India’s series-opening win over New Zealand.