The one-off India v Afghanistan Test will be played in New Chandigarh from June 6 onwards.
Dubey, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL, stated that he felt like he was dreaming and aims to stay in the present at the moment.
In 27 first-class matches, the Vidarbha spinner has claimed 133 wickets at an average of 23.26, with two ten-fers, nine five-wicket hauls, and best figures of 6/36. In addition, he has nine fifties and 1,027 runs at an average of 25.65 in 44 innings.
Harsh talked about how he was informed at the airport that he had been called up to the ODI team by a cricket social media page manager.
"We had reached the airport and found out our flight was delayed by an hour. I got a call from someone managing a cricket social media page, asking how I felt about my name being in the ODI series. Because of the noise and network issues in the lounge, I thought he was referring to the Sri Lanka A ODI tri-series (for which he was later replaced by Anukul Roy), so I said it felt like one step closer to the dream and that my focus was still on the IPL," Dubey told JioStar.
He went on to say that he was "confused" when he started getting texts announcing his call-up to the ODI and Test teams as soon as he hung up the phone.
"As soon as I hung up, I started getting messages saying I had received both the Test and ODI call-ups. I was confused because the squad had just been announced, so I quickly checked online and saw the news. It honestly took me a few minutes to process what had happened. Even when Murali sir asked me who the other spinners in the squad were, I told him I had only seen my own name. It genuinely felt like I was dreaming," he added.
Dubey added that he advised himself to concentrate on the IPL and the tri-nation series because he did not believe he was part of Team India when his name was first revealed for the June Sri Lanka A ODI tri-nation series.
"I genuinely had no idea my name could come up, let alone in both formats. So, honestly, I have no words for it. If I am playing an IPL game today, my focus is on what I can do better today. If I am playing for India tomorrow, I will focus on what more I can do for my team, rather than thinking about playing for the next 10 years. I don't want to think too far ahead about playing the 2027 World Cup or winning the WTC for India. I just want to stay in the present and do the best I can with what is in my hands," he signed off.
The one-off India v Afghanistan Test will be played in New Chandigarh from June 6 onwards.
(ANI inputs)