IND vs ENG Take a look at: Head Coach Rahul Dravid dropped an replace as KL Rahul received’t be holding wickets within the upcoming five-match India vs England Take a look at collection. Coach Dravid made it clear that Rahul will play as a pure batsman within the enjoying 11.
In a press convention, Rahul Dravid acknowledged that the choice of KL Rahul was pre-determinately executed as a batsman not as a keeper. He additionally talked about that they’ve chosen two different wicketkeeper batters to maintain the wickets.
Rahul Dravid on KL Rahul
“Rahul won’t be enjoying as a wicket-keeper on this collection and we’re clear about that within the choice itself. We now have picked two different wicket-keepers and clearly Rahul did a improbable job for us in South Africa and actually performed a giant half in serving to us draw the collection,” stated Dravid.
He additionally talked about that as a substitute of KL Rahul, KS Bharat, or Dhruv Jurel will maintain wickets. “However contemplating 5 Take a look at matches (in opposition to England) and enjoying in these situations the choice will likely be between the 2 different keepers now we have,” he defined.
Bharat, who made his Take a look at debut in opposition to Australia at house within the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has 5 red-ball matches below his belt and at present heads the race. His current match-saving 116 not out in opposition to the England Lions in Ahmedabad strengthened his case fairly a bit.
It’s by no means going to be straightforward to be behind the wickets contemplating the character of Indian pitches, which pressure wicketkeepers to face near stumps in opposition to spinners like Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Nonetheless, since Bharat is a delegated keeper, he’s finest suited to the position.
Dravid on Pitch situation
The Indian pitches have all the time been a speaking level each time India host any purple ball sport. As well as, Rahul Dravid acknowledged that he anticipates a turning monitor in Hyderabad. There are nonetheless two days till the sport begins, however it appears that evidently the size space for the spinners at every finish was drier than the remainder of the floor which signifies nothing however spin.
“It’s a tough one to say, so [we will] simply take a look as soon as it begins and determine it out. It appears one and will spin a little bit bit; how rapidly and quick I’m not positive, however it could spin a little bit bit as the sport goes on,” he stated.
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