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"He is a good friend of mine," Harshit Rana said in response to his banter with Mitchell Starc on the second day of the Perth Test.

India bowler Harshit Rana has downplayed his on-field spat with Mitchell Starc on Saturday, November 23's Day 2 of the Perth Test. After Starc was struck by a flurry of short balls from Harshit, the Australian pacer told Harshit that he bowls faster than him.

Concerns about the teasing he engaged in with Mitchell Starc on the second day of the opening Test match were dismissed by India's top bowler, Harshit Rana. In his first Test match, Harshit bowled brilliantly for the kids, giving the Australian batsmen a hard time by bowling Mitchell Starc a lot of short balls. Following a funny exchange between the two bowlers, the renowned Australian bowler reminded the young player that he had a wonderful memory and could bowl quicker than him. In the 2024 IPL, Harshit and Starc both played for KKR and contributed to the team's third IPL championship.

Harshit stated at the press conference following the game that Starc was a close friend of his and that such incidents are often. "He is an excellent friend. Together, we compete in the IPL. On the field, these things take place. "Just a few words were exchanged, so it wasn't a big deal," Harshit told reporters during the news conference held after the game.

Harshit registered figures of 3/48 during the first innings, where he also dismissed India's tormentor-in-chief Travis Head. He revealed that he planned to target Head's stumps and bowled a brilliant delivery and gave the team he much-needed breakthrough.

"We had talked as a side about how to set up a batter and dismiss him. The idea was to attack the stumps. I delivered a good ball and got the breakthrough,” he added.

Bumrah's spells made things simpler.

After Jasprit Bumrah caused chaos on the opening day, taking three wickets, Harshit entered the bowling order. After the star fast bowler put pressure on the host, the young player acknowledged that Bumrah's skill made things simpler for him. "It was easy for me because of his spell. I relaxed. "Jassi bhaiya consistently generates pressure from one end, which facilitates the bowler at the other end," he said.

On the second day, Harshit helped the squad defeat Australia by dismissing the tailenders for a just 104 runs. After scoring 172 runs without losing any wickets, the team captained by Jasprit Bumtrah now leads by 218 runs.