In the cool Sydney air, as the final Australian wicket tumbled and Harshit Rana let out a roar, there was a quiet sense of justice in the moment. Just weeks ago, the young Delhi pacer had been accused of being a "favourite" rather than a fighter. On that afternoon, with a ball that whistled through and a spell that turned the game, he let his bowling do what words never could.
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The scoreboard read four wickets for 39 runs. The match ended with India cruising to a nine-wicket win. But the real victory was personal. For Rana, it was about silencing the noise that had followed him from Kolkata to Sydney.
HARNESSING THE FIRE WITHIN
Rana has always bowled with emotion.
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