The incident happened during the 22nd over of South Africa's innings when Rana gestured towards the dressing room after dismissing Proteas batter Dewald Brevis.

He has been caught in the firing line for being allegedly favoured by India head coach Gautam Gambhir but pacer Harshit Rana says he does not pay heed to any outside noise, as doing so will not allow him to play cricket freely.

Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has hailed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for not only influencing the game with the bat, but also by advising young pacers like Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.

Young fast bowler Harshit Rana turned heads in Ranchi on Sunday after a fiery first-over double strike against South Africa national cricket team and skipper KL Rahul didn't hide his excitement.

Virat Kohli's stupendous 52nd ODI hundred, Kuldeep Yadav's left-arm wrist spin trickery and Harshit Rana's pace laced India's tense 17-run win over South Africa in the first match of the three-match series on Sunday.

IND vs SA, 1st ODI: Virat Kohli was the star of the show, slamming his 52nd ODI century, as India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in a thrilling first ODI in Ranchi.

Ruturaj Gaikwad made an unbeaten fifty following Harshit Rana's three-wicket burst as India A crushed South Africa A by nine wickets in the second unofficial ODI.

In a massive move, three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders released their seasoned all-rounder Andre Russell and star player Venkatesh Iyer.

Manvinder Bisla slammed critics for targeting Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and fast bowler Harshit Rana.

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I: Former Indian cricket team batter Sadagoppan Ramesh slammed the team management for tinkering with the batting line-up in the second T20I match against Australia.