India, Oct. 25 -- You can take away captaincy from a player, but you cannot take away the captain from inside the player. Harshit Rana's post-match comments reveal the same thing about Rohit Sharma and his leadership instincts.

Notably, Harshit Rana played a crucial role in India's win in the final ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The right-arm pacer bowled a brilliant spell of 8.4 overs, in which he picked up four wickets while conceding only 39 runs. His wickets included those of Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, and Josh Hazlewood.

Most of those wickets came at crucial moments, restricting a developing partnership for Australia. When asked about his favourite wicket of the lost after the match, Rana picke...