Selection Drama Ends as India Confirms Star Wicket-Keeper for First Test
India has just confirmed the availability of a star wicket-keeper for the first Test against South Africa. The Test series is about to start from 14 November, with the first Test match to be played at Eden Gardens. At this time, Ryan ten Doeschate had a press conference with the media.
India has just confirmed the availability of a star wicket-keeper for the first Test against South Africa. The Test series is about to start from 14 November, with the first Test match to be played at Eden Gardens. At this time, Ryan ten Doeschate had a press conference with the media.
India is now preparing for its first Test match against South Africa which starts from 14 November. With the series about to commence, fans had a lot of questions. And these were related to the player who would keep the wickets for the Indian team. Rishabh Pant or will it be Dhruv Jurel?
Pant was in great form before he got injured in the series against England. Following this, Dhruv Jurel has also been able to prove himself for the Indian team, playing well in the series against the West Indies. Moreover, he also did well for India A in its recent series against South Africa A.
1. Ryan Ten Doeschate on Likely XI
Ryan Ten Doeschate has talked about the players who could likely make it to the playing XI. It is clear that the Eden Gardens will support the pacers a lot in the initial stages of the game. But at the same time, the media reporters also wanted to know whether India will go with Rishabh Pant or Dhruv Jurel
To this, the Assistant Head Coach said, “I think we have got a pretty good idea of the combination. Given the way Dhruv has gone in the last six months, and scoring two hundreds in Bangalore last week. He is certain to play this week.”
This has just confirmed that Dhruv Jurel will now be playing for India in the first Test. But the question also comes in whose place will Rishabh Pant be coming back to the team. Rishabh has missed out action for a few months and he also performed well for the team in the series South Africa A.
And the answer for the same has also been given by Ryan Ten Doeschate. He confirmed that Nitish Kumar Reddy may not be available for the team in the first Test match, being dropped from the line-up. Some reports also say that Nitish might have to go back for the domestic games, on his preparations.
To this, Ryan Ten Doeschate said, “Our position certainly hasn't changed on Nitish. He didn't get much game time in Australia. But I would say given the importance of this series and given the conditions we think we are going to face, he might miss out in this Test this week.”
2. Dhruv Jurel’s Form
Dhruv Jurel has been in incredible form lately in red ball cricket. He came back to the Indian team in replacement of Rishabh Pant. The wicket-keeper suffered an injury in a delivery against Chris Woakes in the England tour, which gave an opportunity for Dhruv Jurel to his comeback.
He also ended up bringing his maiden ton in the Test in the series against the West Indies. Also, playing for India A in the unofficial Tests, he has proven to be a vital Test player for the team. Jurel brought up tons against Australia A, South Africa A, and the West Indies over the last few months.
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