Indian cricket fans rally behind Mukesh Kumar after cryptic post: ‘What’s the point of grinding in domestic cricket?’

Indian cricketer Mukesh Kumar’s cryptic social media post is going viral amid the news that Harshit Rana has been added to the squad for the five-match Test series against England that starts on 20 June at Leeds. Rana was initially not a part of the 18-member Indian Test squad for the tour of England, but he was added at the last minute .

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Pace-bowling all-rounder Rana, who made his Test debut in Australia and picked 4 wickets in two matches, was also part of the India A squad which played two unofficial Tests against England Lions. Rana, 23, played just one match for India A and took one wicket and scored 16 runs.

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Meanwhile, the 31-year-old pacer Mukesh Kumar also played in one of the matches for India A and took three wickets. Bengal pacer Mukesh has already played three Test matches for India so far and has taken seven wickets.

With just a few days to go, Mukesh has shared a cryptic post on Instagram, which fans are connecting with his Team India snub. “Karma bides its time. You will always have to watch out. Karma is unforgiving and always get payback,” he wrote on Instagram.

Indian cricket fans rally behind Mukesh Kumar

Following his cryptic post, Indian cricket fans came out in support of Mukesh Kumar. One fan wrote on X that Mukesh Kumar and Anshul Kamboj have been ignored by Team India management despite giving better performances than Harshit Rana.

“Mukesh Kumar’s Instragram story after Harshit Rana’s late selection in India’s squad when Mukesh & Kamboj got ignored with far better performances in India A games,” the fan wrote while sharing a screenshot of the Instagram story.

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Another fan alleged that Mukesh Kumar is not being rewarded justifiably despite doing well in domestic cricket.

You can really feel Mukesh Kumar’s frustration. He’s toiled hard, picked up around 44 wickets in his last 11 domestic games. Meanwhile, someone like Harshit Rana, with barely 13 domestic matches under his belt, gets retained in the squad.

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— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) June 18, 2025

“You can really feel Mukesh Kumar’s frustration. He’s toiled hard, picked up around 44 wickets in his last 11 domestic games. Meanwhile, someone like Harshit Rana, with barely 13 domestic matches under his belt, gets retained in the squad. It makes you wonder what’s the point of grinding in domestic cricket if selections don’t reflect it?”