"There Is Instability": Ex-India Star On Wicket-Keeping Conundrum In Tests

Parthiv Patel understands the need for KS Bharat to make a statement with the willow but the former India wicketkeeper wouldn't mind giving the Andhra glovesman one more match taking his impeccable glovework into account during the first two Tests against England. Bharat, who has played seven Tests so far, is yet to score a half-century and there is a possibility that Dhruv Jurel might get a look in for his superior batting abilities. Parthiv, who played 25 Tests for India, acknowledged that there is a bit of instability in the Indian Test set-up as far as wicket-keeping is concerned.

"Bharat has definitely kept brilliantly in this series so far and in the Australia series as well," JioCinema exerpt Patel said in a virtual interaction.

"As far as runs are concerned, yes you want runs from him. There is no doubt over it,' said the 38-year-old reminding that it is no longer a uni-dimensional assignment. " "You are expected to score runs and that is something which hasn't come in big numbers." Parthiv however asserted that Bharat and Jurel are the best options that they have at the moment.

"It's very difficult what you're looking at. You want runs from him without a doubt. It's up to team management. Yes there is instability at this point of time, you cannot deny that. But you got to take chances with whoever you have." "I think they are the two best possible wicketkeepers for india to play test at this point of time." But Parthiv indicated that he has it in him to score runs, pointing out his 41 and 28 under tough circumstances in the opening Test in Hyderabad.

Chasing 231 in Hyderabad, India were all out for 202 in the second essay with Bharat and Ravichandran Ashwin proving a glimmer of a hope in their fifty-plus run