Harshit Rana's ODI debut in Nagpur included a powerful 3-53 performance, helping India beat England under 250. Despite a challenging start, he recovered by taking key wickets. Rana justified his controversial inclusion as a concussion substitute,

Indian pacer Harshit Rana, 23, debuted in One Day Internationals (ODIs) in the opening game of the three-match series against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.

Rana was recently at the center of a concussion substitute controversy. He replaced Shivam Dube, who was hit on the helmet in one of India's T20Is against England. The decision drew criticism from England as Dube is a batting all-rounder while Rana is a fast bowler.

India pacer Harshit Rana on Thursday expressed he is not bothered by the outside noise and his only focus is to deliver for the country after taking a three-wicket haul on his ODI debut against England here.

After conceding the fourth-most runs in an over by an Indian, he finished as the first to have picked up three or more wickets on debut in each of the three formats

In just his third over, debutant Harshit Rana found himself on the receiving end of a ruthless attack by England's aggressive opener, Phil Salt.

England opener Phil Salt took India's debutant Harshit Rana to the cleaners in the first ODI of the three-match series in Nagpur on February 6. Opting to bat first upon winning the toss, England started off in positive fashion with and Ben Duckett taking the attack to the Indian bowlers.

Harshit Rana made his debut for India in the 50-over format in the first ODI against England which is being played in Nagpur

The first ODI of the three-match ODI series between India and England is presently being played in Nagpur, where fast bowler Harshit Rana and left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal made their ODI debuts for Team India.