“KL Was Never An Option…”: Veteran Star Wants This Power-Hitter As Wicket-Keeping Back Up For WTC closing

Ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) closing towards Australia subsequent month, Team India suffered an enormous setback when KL Rahul dominated himself out of the summit conflict, in addition to the rest of IPL 2023. The Rohit Sharma-led now have an enormous choice to make as regards to Rahul’s alternative within the squad for the WTC closing. Sarfaraz Khan, who has impressed specialists along with his performances in Ranji Trophy, has emerged as a candidate, so far as Rahul’s alternative is anxious.

However, Ranji Trophy legend Amol Muzumdar picked Ishan Kishan as Rahul’s alternative, saying that the teen ought to get his Test debut within the WTC closing.

“Looking at the situation, what has happened to Rahul is unfortunate. But I would be inclined to include Ishan Kishan in the team, looking at his form. Why we talked about KL Rahul and KS Bharat… is because of the unfortunate incident to Rishabh Pant. Now, if you want a man-to-man replacement, you can’t get any closer to Pant than Ishan Kishan. So, he comes into my team. He should be included,” Muzumdar instructed ESPNcricinfo throughout an interplay.

Both Kishan and Sarfaraza have been named amongst the standby gamers for the WTC closing, however Mazumdar feels that the younger wicketkeeper-batter is the closest alternative to Rishabh Pant, including that India want a real keeper for the ultimate towards Australia.

“I’ll stick with what I said. You need genuine keeper who can bat a little. KL Rahul was never an option, for me, at least, in Test matches. It’s okay for T20 or a fifty-over match, but for Test – especially in England – where the ball nibbles around, you need a genuine keeper,” Muzumdar added.