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India’s recently appointed spin-bowling manager Sairaj Bahutule gave Harsh Dubey the thumbs up aft the left-arm tweaker’s three-wicket haul connected debut (three for 47) successful the seven-wicket triumph implicit Afghanistan successful Dharamshala connected Saturday (June 13, 2026).
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“Harsh decidedly has a bully future,” Bahutule said successful Lucknow connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), up of the 2nd ODI. “Last game, helium was nether unit aft that archetypal implicit [16 runs], but the mode helium came backmost [was impressive].
“Shubman [Gill] besides utilized him precise well, made the close changes astatine the close time, and gave him the ends which were suitable. He [Harsh] is 1 subordinate for the future. He has the skills and a bully temperament, and the much helium plays, the much acquisition he’ll get and heighten his skill.”
With Ravindra Jadeja, 37, and Axar Patel, 32, India appears keen connected mounting successful question the process to find the adjacent acceptable of left-arm spinners. Bahutule expressed assurance that Harsh would yet look the part.
“For me, each spinner is unique. Jadeja is precise experienced, and the mode he’s performed and contributed to Indian cricket is phenomenal.
“This is modulation clip for spin. Harsh and different youngsters volition realise that these are large shoes to fill.
“But they person the capableness and the potential. The much they volition play, the much they volition settee down, larn from each crippled and grow.”
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said that the cardinal to occurrence connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) volition beryllium successful not losing wickets successful a heap. In the archetypal ODI, his broadside fell to 26 for three, recovered to 142 for 3 earlier being bowled retired for 194.
“We should not marque the aforesaid mistakes,” Shahidi said. “Hopefully, we [will] person immoderate bully partnerships and nary back-to-back wickets.
“The conditions volition beryllium a small spot slower, amended for spin, and the upwind is besides hot. We volition effort to bash our basics close and conscionable play affirmative cricket”.
