India, Feb. 17 -- Harshit Rana's happiness could be short-lived after it emerged that the young pacer is set to be sidelined for India's opening match of the Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh on Thursday if not the whole tournament. India presented Harshit his ODI cap in the three-ODI series against England, getting the nod ahead of the more experienced Arshdeep Singh. Harshit, who was drafted into the squad as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, played all three matches, picking up 3/53 on debut at Nagpur, followed by 1/62 in Cuttack and 2/31 in Ahmedabad. However, Harshit is not expected to start India's Champions Trophy campaign and will most likely sit the tournament out unless plans change drastically.

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