Rana is a right-handed batsman and sometimes bowls right-arm medium pace. |
At the age of eight, his father took him to Malhotra’s Sankalp Cricket Academy in Sonipat, Haryana. |
His coach, Sanjeev Malhotra, was impressed by his straight and drive shots. |
At 16, Rana made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2015, scoring 80 runs against Delhi, with Virender Sehwag scoring 147 in the same match. |
Playing first-class cricket, Rana learned from experienced players like Yuzvendra Chahal, Jayant Yadav, and Amit Mishra. |
He scored his first century of 149 against Rajasthan in first-class cricket. |
In October 2015, he achieved a career-best score of 157 against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy. |
Despite being a top contender for the 2016 U-19 Cricket World Cup, Rana had to withdraw due to a dengue diagnosis during the camp in Kolkata. |
He captained the Indian U-19 team in the Asia Cup and earned the 'Man of the Series' title in 2016 with 283 runs in five matches. |
In 2018, Rana was chosen for the U-19 Indian Cricket Team at the World Cup in New Zealand. |