India, Oct. 26 -- Former India cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth was made to eat his own words on Saturday after fast bowler Harshit Rana silenced his critics with a fiery spell in Sydney in the final ODI against Australia. The Delhi pacer returned figures of 4 for 39 in 8.4 overs as Australia were bowled out for 236. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli then stitched a 168-run stand for the second wicket to chase the target down with more than 11 overs to spare.

Earlier this month, when the BCCI announced the squad, Srikkanth had alleged that Harshit was picked for the ODIs only because he was Gautam Gambhir's "yes man". The former India selector saw little merit in his inclusion, especially after an underwhelming Asia Cup campaign.

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