India vs England, Mukesh Kumar: Just before the five -Test series against England, a post of Indian team fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has created a ruckus. He wrote something in Instagram Story on Wednesday (June 18) that went viral on Thursday the next day. The special thing is that he has written this after fast bowler Harshit Rana joined Team India. This makes the fans feel that he is not happy with the selection of Harshit.

Harshit was not in the squad

Harshit has been selected as a cover in the Test team. He was not in the early squad. It was believed that Anshul Kamboj or Mukesh Kumar’s entry could be in the team, but the selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir expressed confidence in Harshit. Mukesh played Test matches last time against England in 2024. Since then, he has not got a chance in cricket’s biggest format.

What did Mukesh Kumar write?

Fans speculated that Mukesh Kumar was angry due to being out of England tour. Due to this, his anger was seen on social media. Mukesh, known for his ability to seam the ball, might have thought that he could have been useful in English conditions. Mukesh wrote on his Instagram story on Wednesday, “Karma gives his time. You always have to be careful. Karma never forgives and always gets its fruit. ”

Mukesh Kumar’s Instagram story. pic.twitter.com/WNX2xur3CN

– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 18, 2025

Mukesh’s reaction to Instagram Story

The fans expressed sympathy for Mukesh’s situation and talked about the plight of domestic stars. Mukesh made his name while playing in the Ranji Trophy. An X (East Twitter) user wrote on Mukesh’s story, “You can really feel the frustration of Mukesh Kumar. He has worked hard. He has taken about 44 wickets in his last 11 domestic sports. Harshit Rana has barely 13 domestic matches. He has been retained in the team. This forces you to think that if the performance of domestic cricket is not reflected in selection, then what does it mean to work hard 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.

It makes you wonder what’s the point of… pic.twitter.com/2xXJnfvMxh

— Vipin Tiwari (@Vpintiwari952) June 18, 2025

Mukesh Kumar’s story after Harshit Rana’s late selection in India’s squad when Mukesh & Kamboj got ignored with far better performances in India A games. pic.twitter.com/wxNJFr2Cyc

– Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) June 18, 2025

Mukesh’s career

This seamar of Bengal has played three Test matches in his career. One in the West Indies, one in South Africa and one in India. He has not been in Test plans since India’s domestic series against England. He performed poorly in the match played in Visakhapatnam. Mukesh has taken 7 wickets in 3 Tests at an average of 3.78.