KS India holds the wicket for India on the third day. (BCCI image)
KS Bharat is yet to make his international debut for India.
- Last Update:November 27, 2021 10:05 AM IST
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Team India On Saturday, wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha suffered a major setback as he suffered a neck stiffness and he could not take the field for the third day’s play against New Zealand at Green Park in Kanpur. Young KS Bharat was appointed as Glove as his substitute. India is yet to make his international debut for India.
“Wriddhiman Saha has a stiff neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and monitoring his progress. KS Bharat will keep wickets in his absence.
Update – Wriddhiman Saha has a stiff neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and monitoring his progress. KS Bharat will do the wicketkeeping in his absence.#INDvNZ @paytm— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2021
Saha kept the gloves on for India on Day 2 after a grueling day with the bat as he was dismissed for just 1. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer hit a century to put India ahead, but half-centuries from openers Will Young and Tom Latham after Tim Southee’s five-wicket haul hit the second day of the first Test at the Green Park Stadium here on Friday. Helped New Zealand to sit on top in the end. After India were bowled out for 345, New Zealand were 129/0 in 57 overs at stumps, trailing the hosts by 216 runs.
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Bharat plays for the Andhra cricket team in domestic cricket, while he represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore. IPL last season. The talented wicket-keeper batsman impressed many, including Virat Kohli With his batting abilities in UAE. He played a match-winning innings in RCB’s last match of the group stage and ended the game with the highest score against Avesh Khan.
He has scored 4283 runs in 78 first-class matches with the highest score of 308. Meanwhile, Saha is going through a rough phase in red-ball cricket as he has been overtaken by Rishabh Pant as the first-choice wicketkeeper. Pant has been rested for the series and Saha will have to take advantage of the opportunity.
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