IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Team India is set to take on Australia in the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy set to be played at the Holkar Stadium, Indore from March 1 (Wednesday). Ahead of the third Test, India’s wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has gone through a special wicketkeeping drill to be prepared for the all-important clash. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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IND vs AUS 3rd Test: KS Bharat goes through SPECIAL Wicket-Keeping Drill to keep wickets ahead of third India vs Australia 3rd Test: Check Out
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On the eve of the third Test, Bharat was seen participating in an interesting wicketkeeping drill, with markers set on the wicket to help him identify the line and length of the delivery. With a mix of throwdowns and spin bowling being fed, Bharat was made to practice low bounce turning deliveries that are tough to keep wickets to and can easily deceive the batter as well as the wicketkeeper.
Washington Sundar also featured from the bowling end, with most of the deliveries being fetched from higher up the surface, to help the keeper get adjusted to quicker deliveries. In order to help him acclimatize with deliveries that viciously pick off the surface, the team management placed a deflection ramp to help the ball pick up the bounce after pitching.
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: KS Bharat goes through SPECIAL Wicket-Keeping Drill to keep wickets ahead of third India vs Australia 3rd Test: Check Out
Apart from his role as a keeper-batter, the Andhra player has been handed an additional responsibility in the team as ‘the best judge’ for taking DRS calls.
“There’s a clear message in our group: only the bowler, keeper and captain will discuss what is the outcome of that ball. Unless the other players feel like there’s a definite bat or it has hit the pad, it’s usually just the three of us,” he shared in the pre-match press conference. The man in the thick of things hinted that DRS will always have a layer of intrigue. Except for the umpire no one is in a better position. The bowler is in that rhythm so he’s moving, the keeper is standing behind the batsman and the captain is moving around as well. We know how crucial those calls are going to be but you cannot always be right.”
“Rohit bhai and myself had a word. He said, ‘you are the best judge, as you stay close to the batsman. So whatever you feel, just give your opinion,” Bharat said in the pre-match press conference on Monday. “You, me and the bowler – the three of us will discuss, and we will take a call’. He said, ‘don’t worry about whether it is going to go our way or their way. Just back your instinct – whatever you feel, just put it across’. So the message is clear.”
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