IND vs AUS: Former India batter Aakash Chopra has stated that he would rather chose KS Bharat than going ahead with Ishan Kishan as his first choice wicketkeeper for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia. Chopra added that Bharat can keep the wicket and the scoreboard going when he is batting.
Chopra lauds Bharat’s technique
He also lauded Bharat’s wicketkeeping technique when spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja would bowl in the Indian pitches.
“It is really unfortunate that Rishabh Pant isn’t available for us at the moment. He is the kind of player who can play in all formats and is an excellent one too. What I feel is that we will see various players across the different formats. I would say KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan, both are in contention for Test cricket.”
“If you need a better keeper then KS Bharat but if you need an explosive left-hand batter because we don’t have a lefty in the top order, then I would say we can say, Ishan Kishan. Personally, my preference will be KS Bharat because he can keep the scoreboard ticking in Tests and we need someone who is going to be able to handle Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja’s bowling behind the wicket,” said Chopra on JioCinema’s sports show ‘Aakashvani’.
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India and Australia are set to play the last Border-Gavaskar Test series starting February 9. India are undefeated in the content since 2017.
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