Indian team captain Virat Kohli has announced who will be wicketkeeping in the Test series against South Africa. Skipper Virat Kohli has confirmed that Rishabh Pant will not be wicketkeeping in the Test series, a day before the first Test match against South Africa.
A day before the first Test of the three-match Test series to be played in Visakhapatnam, Virat Kohli has stated that Wriddhiman Saha will be part of the playing XI of the Indian team in this Test series as a wicket-keeper. It is clear that his poor performance on Rishabh Pant has fallen. Rishabh Pant will now be seen playing for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy continuously after cutting the Leafs from the Test series.
Veteran wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha will take on Gloves against South Africa in all three Tests. Rishabh Pant’s absence from the playing eleven also means that Wriddhiman Saha can do good wicketkeeping with his experience on India’s spin-friendly pitches. Let us tell you that after a long time of injury, Wriddhiman Saha has returned to the Test team.
Wriddhiman Saha made his Test debut for the Indian team in 2010, but he got fewer chances due to MS Dhoni’s utility. Wriddhiman Saha joined the Indian team after Dhoni retired from the Test and so far he has scored 1164 runs in 46 innings of 32 Tests at an average of 30.63, including 5 fifties. At the same time, Rishabh Pant has scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries in 11 Tests he played.