Harsh Dubey

Harsh Surendra Dubey is a phenomenal slow left-arm orthodox spinner and highly capable lower-order batsman whose stratospheric rise has made him one of the most exciting young all-rounders in red-ball cricket. The 23-year-old Vidarbha prodigy forced his way into national reckoning following an legendary 2024–25 Ranji Trophy campaign, where he scripted history by claiming a record-breaking 69 wickets to spearhead Vidarbha’s title-winning run and secure the Player of the Tournament award. Boasting an exceptional first-class record of 133 wickets across just 27 matches at a stellar average of 23.26, Dubey is highly regarded by experts for his classical loop, natural drift, and a deceptive change of pace that maintains its shape and dip under pressure. His grit and big-game temperament were famously personified during the Ranji Trophy final, where he remarkably bowled through the grueling final ten overs with a bleeding finger to seal his team's victory.

Complementing his elite left-arm finger spin, Dubey brings genuine batting pedigree to a Test squad, transforming him into a quintessential modern-day utility asset. Far from a lower-order filler, the left-handed batsman has accumulated over 1,020 first-class runs at an average of 25.65, backed by nine half-centuries and a career-best score of 84 during an India A shadow tour of South Africa. His mental fortitude was perfectly exemplified during a Ranji group stage match against Hyderabad, where he single-handedly rescued Vidarbha from a precarious 70/7 by scoring fifties in both innings alongside an eight-wicket match haul. Following a highly impressive stint with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL—where he made immediate waves by dismissing the likes of Virat Kohli and Mitchell Marsh—Dubey has earned his maiden senior national call-up for the Test series against Afghanistan. His inclusion offers the captain a multi-dimensional match-winner who can endlessly squeeze run rates, exploit turning tracks, and anchor the lower order during a crisis.