IND vs AUS LIVE: India vs Australia Test Series – Ahead of upcoming India vs Australia Test series, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid is in a serious dilemma in perfecting the playing XI. Apart from the batting and bowling combinations, India faces a major crisis in terms of wicketkeeping. With Rishabh Pant out injured and KL Rahul not to keep in Test, KS Bharat is scheduled to get his Test DEBUT after a long span of 1.5 years. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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IND vs AUS LIVE: ‘KL Rahul won’t keep wickets in Tests’, Rohit Sharma & Rahul Dravid set to hand KS Bharat Test DEBUT after warming bench for 1.5 years, Follow LIVE Updates
KS Bharat has been with the Indian team for over 1.5 years. Patiently warming the bench and waiting for his chance, the time has now arrived. KL Rahul who had a plethora of injuries in the past year won’t be in contention to keep wickets for India in the longest format of the game.
“KL has had number of injuries in the last one year or so. It’s not ideal for him to keep wickets in Tests. Test requires specialist keepers. There are two in the team in Bharat and Ishan. It’s up to the team management to decide who to pick,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.
The BCCI official explained, that it would be a major risk to allow KL Rahul to keep in Test cricket as it might increase the risk of him sustaining another injury. Hence, the longest format of the game needs specialist keepers. As for the Indian contingent, there are two players that fill the slot, Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat.
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KS Bharat to Get Test DEBUT
It is no surprise that KS Bharat is the frontrunner to grab the spot of the keeper after waiting for over 1.5 years behind the screen. With the team management claiming a strict ‘NO’ for KL Rahul, it is a tough competition between Bharat and Kishan. To make matters simple, Bharat gets the nod as Kishan is the no.1 choice being the wickets in white-ball cricket.
Ishan Kishan has been the No.1 keeper for India since Rishabh Pant’s snub from white ball cricket and now post his accident and recovery, the destructive batter is the go-to keeper for the Men in Blue. Despite slamming a double century in ODIs against Bangladesh, Kishan’s recent performances have been sub-par given the high standards that he has set for himself.
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- KS Bharat was added to the India Test squad back in May 2021.
- He was brought in as a cover for Wriddhiman Saha.
- Bharat has been waiting for his chance to get his Test DEBUT for over 1.5 years now.
- With Rishabh Pant injured, he and Ishan Kishan are the front runners to take the keeping spot.
- The BCCI has made it clear that KL Rahul won’t keep wickets in the Test format.
- Against Ishan Kishan, Bharat gets the nod as a reward for his patience, Kishan’s recent mediocre stint in the white-ball format.
On the other hand, KS Bharat has been in fine and impressive form in both First Class and List A cricket, thereby making him the prime choice in the upcoming mega-important Test series against Australia.
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