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TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: India pacer Harshit Rana is released from the Test squad ahead of the second match of the five-Test series against England.The young speedster, who was called up as a precautionary measure, wasn’t spotted boarding the bus to Birmingham with rest of his teammates. India’s squad departed from Leeds by bus around 11:30 am local time and is expected to reach Birmingham in just over three hours.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The team is set to rest for the next two days before resuming training thereafter, ahead of the second Test, where they’ll be aiming to level the series and put the disappointment of Headingley behind them.“”I haven’t spoken to the chairman selector; I will speak to the chairman of selectors because there was a bit of a niggle in the group. That is why we wanted him as a backup,” Gambhir had said on Rana following India’s defeat in the first Test.
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“But at the moment, everything looks fine, so if everyone is fine, he would have to fly back.”India’s loss at Headingley, despite amassing 835 runs and producing five individual centuries, has made headlines for its unusual nature.It was the first time in Test history that a team lost despite scoring five hundreds in the match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant (twice) all raised their bats, but England pulled off a stunning chase of 371, winning by five wickets on the final day.Ben Duckett’s explosive 149 set the tone for the record chase, supported by strong knocks from Crawley and Root. The 1673 combined runs between both teams marked the highest ever in a Test between India and England.India will take on England in the second Test at Edgbaston on July 2.
