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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...
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India vs England: KL Rahul relieved from Test wicketkeeping duties | Cricket News – Times of India

INDORE: KL Rahul’s role as a wicketkeeper in Test cricket has lasted just one series against South Africa. TOI has learnt that the 31-year-old, who cracked a brilliant 101 against in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion, will play as a specialist batter in the five match home Test series against England, which begins with the first Test in Hyderabad on January 25. When the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced the team for the first two Tests against England at 10.40 pm on Friday night, a lot of people were surprised to find the names of three wicketkeeper batters in the 16-man squad — Rahul, KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurel, who received his maiden India call-up. Clearing the air on Rahul’s role, a reliable source in the BCCI said, “Rahul will play as a specialist batter from now ...
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World Cup: KL Rahul, the ‘keeper’ of India’s fortunes – Times of India

Last year, a social media influencer's Instagram reel went viral featuring an interviewee decoding an incomplete footage of a DRS call. Without even glancing at the footage, he confidently declared, "out hai sir." When asked to shift the focus of the photo, Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared in the background, flawlessly executing another DRS call, now famously known as the 'Dhoni' Review System.In this World Cup, it wouldn't be inappropriate to dub KL Rahulas the DRS maestro and christen it the 'Decision Rahul System'.Throughout the tournament, the Indian wicket-keeper thwarted enthusiastic bowlers or captains from signaling a 'T' to the umpire on at least five occasions.Amidst the various dynamics of the tournament, Rahul has emerged as a crucial component. While Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli ...
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Jonny Bairstow and Ishan Kishan point to trend of wicketkeepers being selected more for the runs they score

In the English summer of 1990 when Kiran More dropped a regulation catch of Graham Gooch at Lord’s, the England skipper made the visitors pay by going on to score 333. That was one of the famous instances when a wicketkeeper’s mistake cost the side badly. However, despite the dropped catch, More was a decent gloveman and belonged to a generation of ’keepers whose ability with the big gloves came before their batting prowess. “Back in the 80s and 90s, the term was wicketkeeper-batsman, someone who was excellent behind the wickets and could bat a bit. Jeff Dujon, Rodney Marsh, Jack Russell, Alan Knott, Wasim Bari, Syed Kirmani,” recalls former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif to The Indian Express. However, as the game evolved, teams have preferred ’keepers who can bat well. In recent ...