India vs Australia, 4th Test: KS Bharat has managed simply 57 runs throughout 5 innings within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy however head coach Rahul Dravid backed the younger wicketkeeper-batter, speaking up his glovework on troublesome pitches to this point within the sequence.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 7, 2023 19:40 IST
KS Bharat has struggled to get going within the Test sequence vs Australia (AP Photo)
By India Today Sports Desk: India head coach Rahul Dravid threw his weight behind wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat, who has had a comparatively much less productive begin to his Test profession, saying it is vital to have a look at his numbers within the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy with perspective on pitches that haven’t been simple for batters.
KS Bharat has managed simply 57 runs throughout 5 innings within the first 3 Tests towards Australia. After having travelled with the Test workforce for greater than a 12 months, Bharat bought his maiden Test cap in Nagpur as India referred to as on the Andhra Pradesh wicketkeeper to switch Rishabh Pant, who was dominated out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence attributable to accidents he suffered in a horrific automotive crash in December 2022.
India had picked Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat was wicketkeeping choices for the 4-Test sequence however the 29-year-old right-hander bought the nod forward of Ishan, who was in good type in white-ball cricket.
Bharat chipped in with a fluent 23 not out within the 2nd innings of India’s 6-wicket win in Delhi, however the right-handed batter has struggled to get going towards spin on pitches which have turned sq. from Day 1. The void attributable to Pant’s absence has solely come to the highlight with Bharat failing to search out methods to outlive the spin take a look at within the center order.
However, head coach Dravid, talking to the press on Tuesday, lauded Bharat’s wicketkeeping on robust pitches within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, saying that the younger batter has chipped in with essential contributions.
“We are not (concerned),” Dravid mentioned.
“It again comes to a question of perspective and understanding of some of the challenges and conditions that he has kept in and even though it’s not a big contribution but he got 17 in the first innings.
“Got a pleasant contribution in Delhi the place he performed positively, and also you want a little bit little bit of luck in these situations and he hasn’t in all probability had that, and he’s shaping rather well and conserving actually properly for us. So we have to put batting efficiency in perspective,” he added.
Rahul Dravid was intently watching Ishan Kishan at India’s non-compulsory coaching session on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday, in keeping with information company PTI. Ishan had two completely different classes of batting apply on the nets earlier than the India gamers celebrated Holi.
KS Bharat didn’t attend India’s non-compulsory coaching session however he’s anticipated to have a success on the eve of the 4th Test.
The Ahmedabad pitch, in keeping with report, regarded agency and is predicted to supply even bounce, which could swimsuit Ishan Kishan’s strengths. However, it stays to be seen if the workforce administration will look to drop Bharat and provides Ishan a possibility within the 4th Test.
Australia bounced again from the defeats in Nagpur and Delhi to hammer India by 9 wickets within the third Test in Indore. Led by stand-in captain Steve Smith, the guests might be trying to degree the sequence in Ahmedabad.
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Mar 7, 2023
