Team India wants wicketkeepers who can pass the ‘Test’ | Cricket News – Times of India
In January 2022, a 37-year-old Wriddhiman Saha was told by head coach Rahul Dravid that the team management wanted to groom a younger wicketkeeper as Rishabh Pant’s backup in the Test team. At that time, it seemed Indian cricket was well insured when it came to wicketkeeper-batter options. KS Bharat, in particular, had emerged as oneof the main alternatives. However, within 24 months, and just days before the third Test against England begins in Rajkot, Dravid and the selectors may well be revisiting the call. Bharat’s wicketkeeping has been by and large satisfying but his meagre returns with the bat have been a worry in a closely-contested series. With Rishabh Pant still recovering from his accident, what are the options?A few years earlier, MS Dhoni’s undisputed place behind the stump...