Indian seamer Mukesh Kumar's cryptic social media story has created an online furore amid the news that Harshit Rana has been added to the squad for the five-match Test series against England, slated to get underway on June 20 at Headingley.
Rana was not picked in India’s 18-member Test squad announced last month, but has joined the side at the last minute.
Rana, who made his Test debut during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 and claimed four wickets in two matches against Australia, was also part of the India A squad which recently played two unofficial Tests against England Lions.
The 23-year-old featured in just one match for India A and picked up one wicket besides scoring 16 runs.
Meanwhile, Mukesh also appeared in one of the matches for India A and returned with three scalps. The 31-year-old Bengal pacer has already played three Test matches for India so far and has taken seven wickets from it.
With two days remaining for the start of the series, Mukesh shared a cryptic post on Instagram, which fans are linking with his India snub.
“Karma bides its time. You will always have to watch out. Karma is unforgiving and always get payback,” Mukesh wrote on his Instagram story.
Following his cryptic post, Indian cricket fans sympathized with Mukesh Kumar and rallied behind him.
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