India's young pacer Harshit Rana is all set to debut in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in the first Test at Perth. Earlier, the pitch curator of Perth had confirmed that the pitch will provide deadly bounce and will aid the pacers. Harshit Rana, who had a great season in the 2024 IPL in the Kolkata Knight Riders team, under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, had been impressive in the nets. That India may go with four pacers and one spinner, Harshit Rana comes as a probable name in the list beside Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, and Akash Deep. After his IPL run, he got his maiden call in the senior team against Bangladesh but didn't get the cap. Rana, who is speculated to debut, however, hasn't featured in the India A "unofficial Test," unlike Dhruv Jurel and KL Rahul. To his clarification, head coach Gambhir said that he wanted to keep Rana fresh for the first Test. Perth pitch to aid pacers In an interview with ESPNCrininfo, the pitch curator of Optus Stadium, Andrew McDonald, stated that the pitch will have a uniform layer of grass of 10 milimeters. It thus will aid the fast bowlers more and be a hell to the batters. Not only that, the pitch will start cracking with days, as it did in the last test against Pakistan, where the team got shattered within 89 runs in the first innings. Read: Bouncy Pitch Confirmed for Border Gavaskar Trophy Opener #AUSvsIND: First look at the Perth pitch for the opening BGT Test👀📸: Daniel Brettig/X pic.twitter.com/0hgp39DvbJ — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 18, 2024 India will take the field, with Jasprit Bumrah leading the bowling attack for India.