Rana was among several fresh faces chosen for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from November 22 onwards with the first Test at Perth, alongside young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.
Srikkanth was speaking on his Youtube Channel days after announcing of India's T20I squad for the SA tour starting from November 8, consisting of four T20Is and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a five-match Test series against Australia starting from November 22 onwards at Perth.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday successfully apprehended two Indian narco-smugglers in the border area of Amritsar, following intelligence reports about suspicious activities.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald reacted to India's squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy and said that Mohammed Shami's absence will be a big loss for the Rohit Sharma-led side.
"First, the perception of Hindu Bengalis is wrong, that is what the data says. Second, the Rohingya Muslims are still trying to come into the various states of our country. Every state government must remain vigilant and they must work very closely with the BSF," he said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday emphasized India's evolving role in the global job market and the government's proactive stance in fostering international employment opportunities and noted that employment opportunities for Indians now extend beyond national borders.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stated how military and diplomacy side by side played a key role in taking the border patrolling along LAC talks forward between India and China.
In view of the present situation in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force, North Bengal Frontier, has tightened the security arrangements along the Indo-Bangladesh border
Earlier, Indian defence officials had said that the disengagement of troops of India and China has started at two friction points in Demchok and Depsang Plains in the Eastern Ladakh sector.
Right-arm seamer Mohammed Shami was not included in the squad as India announced their team for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series against Australia next month.
Two soldiers and two civilian porters were killed on Thursday after terrorists attacked a military vehicle in Baramulla. One soldier and one porter were also injured and undergoing treatment, Army officials said.
Anti-Narcotics Task Force along with Gurdaspur police made preventive detention under the PITS-NDPS Act of top smuggler Avtar Singh alias Tari from the border district of Punjab's Gurdaspur, said officials.