India, Oct. 20 -- Veteran pacer Zaheer Khan weighed in on young Harshit Rana's performance in the first ODI against Australia, where the pacer went wicketless despite showing promise with the new ball. Rana, who has been given consistent opportunities by the team management across formats, continues to face scrutiny for his inability to convert potential into impact performances. The right-arm paceman has featured in two Test matches so far, claiming four wickets at an average of 50.75. In the ODI format, he has bagged 10 wickets in six outings, while in T20Is, he has taken five wickets in three games but proved costly, conceding runs at an economy rate of 10.18.

He was picked over Prasidh Krishna in the playing XI and got to bowl four o...