Harshit Rana ridiculed as 'GOAT all-rounder' for 1 run vs AUS; Gautam Gambhir slammed by fans

Harshit Rana has yet again disappointed the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, as he failed to make any contribution with the bat in the ongoing first ODI between India and Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday, October 19.

Indian batters faltered flatly, and there were hopes from Harshit Rana to make some contribution, but the young bowler was dismissed for just 1 run from 2 balls before walking back to the pavilion in the ongoing three-match ODI series opener against Australia in Perth.

Gautam Gambhir’s trusted pacer Harshit Rana falls for 1 in Perth horror

Gautam Gambhir has always favored Rana, citing his ability to contribute with the bat, and even during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, the Delhi lad got his chance, but time and again, he proved the Indian head coach wrong, as anticipated by many former cricketers and fans.

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In Perth, Mitchell Owen bowled a slower short ball outside off, tempting Rana to go for a big shot over point. However, the timing was completely wrong, as the ball hit high on the bat and went straight up into the air.

Australian wicketkeeper Josh Philippe ran forward and completed an easy catch. Rana walked back to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run from 2 balls in Perth. Following the dismissal, Indian fans have been mocking Rana and Gambhir.

While many trolled Gambhir by questioning Rana's contribution with the bat, some felt the bowler came from a quota.

Here's how fans react to Harshit Rana's failure:

According to Gautam Gambhir Goat all-rounder Harshit Rana played a stormy innings of 1 run.🔥#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/b3Sa8ioEUE

— kuldeep singh (@kuldeep0745) October 19, 2025

1 run in 2 balls. And out. So much for the "Harshit Rana can bat" narrative.
😁🫡

— Cricket Savant (@CricSavant) October 19, 2025

Mr Gautam Gambhir could you please show the sixes harSHIT rana tanked while coming down the order?@GautamGambhir #AUSvIND

— Sourish Joshi (@sourish_03) October 19, 2025

First good thing done by Harshit rana, in thus match caught catch of Travis Head#IndianCricket #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #Cricket

— Justin Brown ❤️ Meme coin (@Brown2Justin) October 19, 2025

harshit rana (reservation).

— 𝕃𝔸𝕃𝔸 (@ComradeLala) October 19, 2025

Still a mystery why Gambhir does not play Arshdeep more in Tests, T20Is & ODIs.

Imagine he getting half the support Ganbhir gives to fraud Harshit Rana. https://t.co/t8LIKyhoBl

— Gss🇮🇳 (@Gss_Views) October 19, 2025

arshdeep singh didn’t play a single test in england bcs the management thought harshit rana's occasionally 10 runs would better than a proper left arm bowler fuck offffff

— Ini (@ledyappelin) October 19, 2025

Tujhe tou kuch nahi aata, Gambhir ko kya diya hai tune.

— mazhar khaker (@KhakerMazh27882) October 19, 2025

what happened to harshit rana man??? such a great allrounder of this era failed?? can he really hold bat??

— Naeem (@1eight_18) October 19, 2025

what happened to GOAT Allrounder harshit rana?

— Naeem (@1eight_18) October 19, 2025

Harshit Rana ke Pass Gautam Bhai ka Gambhir Video Hai 🙅🎥🧐

— Manishchouhan_1 (@Manishchouhan__) October 19, 2025

@GautamGambhir someone was saying Harshit Rana can bat 😂
Single nahi liya gaya isse 🤦🏼‍♂️
Isse accha to Shardul Thakur khila liya hota 🤷🏻‍♂️

— ਸ਼ਰਮਾ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਮੁੰਡਾ (@ghost_spotter) October 19, 2025

If indian mens team have Harshit Rana
Indian women’s team Harleen Deol
Coach puppies #INDvENG #INDvsAUS

— 🎀💕 (@harryjeee) October 19, 2025

Why is Harshit Rana in Indian team?
Is he from "Parchi" section?#indvsaus #ausvsind . pic.twitter.com/96R5EAG7lB

— Blank (@Dronewell) October 19, 2025

India’s batting crumbles amid rain interruptions, sets Australia a 131-run target

Meanwhile, India’s innings in the first ODI against Australia turned into a frustrating stop-start affair in Perth, with rain and early wickets frustrating them throughout. The visitors never really found any momentum and ended up posting a below-par total of 136/9 after a string of collapses and interruptions in the ongoing first ODI against Australia in Perth.

Things went downhill early for India as Rohit Sharma edged one to the slip, Virat Kohli was caught at backward point, and captain Shubman Gill fell down the leg side, as they could manage only 18 runs on the board.

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By the time the first rain break arrived, India was already under pressure, and the repeated stoppages that followed completely disrupted their batting flow.

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Shreyas Iyer’s dismissal right after play resumed only added to India’s woes. However, some fightback came from KL Rahul (38), and Axar Patel (31) pushed the total beyond 130. The debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy (19*) added a quick cameo at the end against Australia.

The first ODI between India and Australia in Perth has been shortened to 26 overs per side after continuous rain interruptions at the Optus Stadium on Sunday. As per the DLS method, Australia has been given a target of 131 runs to win the first ODI against India in Perth.