India May Ditch Specialist Wicket-Keeper Plan, Play Only Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant's match-saving and match-winning performances against Australia in the Sydney and Brisbane Tests may force the Indian team management to discard their old plan of playing Wriddhiman S
"I think he (Rishabh) will enjoy keeping wickets [in India] more. It is challenging, but on pitches supporting turn I always enjoyed keeping wickets. You are always in the game. You get a lot of opportunities also. You might miss a couple but you will always get chances whereas, on flatter wickets, it is very difficult to keep wickets because hardly any ball comes to you. As far as your concentration is concerned, you are always on the ball," added More.
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Indian or sub-continent wickets being good for wicket-keeping is something that England wicket-keeper Jos Buttler also discussed while speaking to Indian media.
"It is a challenge, but it is also a great place to keep wickets because you are always in the game. There are quick, reactive chances. I certainly enjoyed it in Sri Lanka. I think wicket-keeping in spinning conditions is a lot of fun," Buttler said.
On Sunday, England's reserve wicketkeeper Ben Foakes said choosing between a specialist wicket-keeper Saha or batsman-wicketkeeper Pant will depend on the balance.
"You need to have a blend of both. I think it depends on the batting line-up. If you have a batting line-up that is scoring 600 runs every time then you go for specialist wicket-keeper. If you want a frontline batsmen then you go for a batting wicket-keeper," he told media.
It looks like both India and England may go for batting wicket-keepers with specialists Foakes and Saha warming the bench at least in the first Test.
