Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey, right, celebrates with a teammate after taking a wicket. (PTI Photo)
Hours before being named in India’s 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup, the left-arm spinner produced a sensational nine-wicket haul to rewrite Vidarbha’s record books in the Ranji Trophy . NEW DELHI: Harsh Dubey had a Monday to remember.
Dubey returned remarkable figures of 9/53 to bowl Madhya Pradesh out for 209 on the opening day of their Elite Group A encounter at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha. He made his ODI debut against Afghanistan in June, taking four wickets in two matches, before touring Sri Lanka with India A, where he claimed three wickets and scored 59 runs across two innings. His latest achievement came just as the BCCI announced India’s squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup , scheduled to be held in Doha from November 19 to 29.
He became the first Vidarbha bowler to claim nine wickets in a single innings in the tournament’s history and joined an exclusive list of bowlers to have achieved the feat. Dubey’s record-breaking performance added another milestone to an impressive year. Led by Tilak Varma, with Rajat Patidar as vice-captain, the squad also features Abhishek Sharma and teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.