Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and young opener Prithvi Shaw are unlikely to be selected in the playing eleven for the upcoming Test series against Australia after a poor performance in the Adelaide Test, as the Indian team plays boxing from 26 December. With many changes in the Day Test, she would like to get on the field. Veteran Rohit Sharma will not be able to join the team before the third Test, so Shubman Gill, who batted brilliantly in practice matches, may get a chance as an opener.
Having failed in both innings of the first Test, Saha has failed to win the confidence of the team management, in which Pant is sure to get a chance. Pant had scored a century in the practice match. He also played a century in the last tour of Australia (2018). In place of 36-year-old Saha, who is at the last stage of his career, the team management may try Pant in the next three games. If Pant’s performance is good in Australia, then he is sure to get a chance in the domestic Test series against England.
Saha’s bat has remained silent in Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa. His name is not a half-century in these countries. Former selector MSK Prasad said that during his tenure there were plans for Saha and Pant.
