The Mumbai spinner has been praised by none other than former Australian captain Ian Chappell who even went to the extent of comparing him with the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi.
Rest of India, led by Test specialist Chesteshwar Pujara, will take on Ranji Trophy champions Rajasthan in Bangalore from September 21-25.
While Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane would get quality practice ahead of long Test season, Ishant Sharma has also been named in the squad. He will get a chance to show the selectors that he is fit to be in the thick of things.
Young Harmeet may not get a chance in playing XI as more experienced Test star Pragyan Ojha is also there in the squad.
The selection of the Rest of India squad was on expected lines with likes of Parvinder Awana, Stuart Binny, Dinesh Karthik have been rewarded for good performance in domestic cricket.
Murali Vijay has been brought back despite a poor last season as there is dearth quality openers in the country.
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The India colts' World Cup triumph has certainly caught the selectors' attention as Harmeet's teammates Baba Aparajith and seamer Sandeep Sharma have also been included in the India B squad which will be led by Pujara.
With India's senior team away for World Twenty20 and the next batch in New Zealand for an 'A' tour, it was certainly a difficult job for the Krishnamachari Srikkanth-led selection panel to choose 28 players for the two teams as the third team will be Vijay Hazare Trophy champions Bengal. More