Not Ishan Kishan! Harbhajan Singh Picks Player Who Could Have Replaced KS Bharat In WTC Final

03.06.2023 - 05:09 sports.ndtv.com

Team India will be without the services of star wicektkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Pant was involved in a car crash last year and has been on the road to recovery ever since. In his absence, KS Bharat is likely to keep the gloves, with youngster Ishan Kishan as the backup wicketkeeper.

While analysing India's squad, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh feels Wriddhiman Saha could have replaced KS Bharat as a wicketkeeper in the WTC final against Australia. "No, I don't think so.

KS Bharat has been playing for India now. If it were Wriddhiman Saha, then I would say yes, play him. He has more experience and he's a better keeper.

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