Team India’s young fast bowler Harshit Rana received a kiss from Australian top-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne during the first Test match in Perth. Marnus Labuschagne’s gesture came during the first innings of Australia’s ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25) series against India.
Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy made their debuts for the first Test at the Optus Stadium on Friday, November 22. Harshit presented his India Test cap from Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli presented his cap to Nitish. Rana was chosen over Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna.
Watch: Marnus Labuschagne’s kiss gesture towards Harshit Rana
The incident happened in the fifth ball of the eighth ball in Australia’s first innings. Harshit Rana, bowling for the first time in international cricket, was bowled by Marnus Labuschagne at short length.
Harshit approached Labuschagne to talk. Labuschagne responded with a big smile and blew the bowler a kiss. The interaction caught the attention of cricket fans, with the video going viral on social media.
— Kirkit Expert (@expert42983) November 22, 2024
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