India vs Australia KS Bharat Ishan Kishan: Former Team India player Aakash Chopra says that he would prefer to have KS Bharat instead of Ishan Kishan as the wicketkeeper-batsman for the upcoming four-match home Test series against Australia. Chopra said Bharat can move the scoreboard with the bat and handle the bowling of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja as a wicketkeeper on Indian pitches.
With India’s first Test against Australia starting on February 9 in Nagpur, Bharat and Ishan are the wicketkeeping options in the Rohit Sharma-led side as first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was injured in a horrific car accident on December 30. . Bharat has made regular appearances for India A and averages 47.95 in first-class matches. He was Pant’s back-up for a long time in the Test team. When Wriddhiman Saha did not keep due to a stiff neck during India’s first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur in November 2022, he also impressed with his wicketkeeping skills.
Ishaan, on the other hand, has been given his maiden call-up to the Test team after being in the white-ball squad for a while and is seen as an equal replacement for Pant. He said, “It is really unfortunate that Rishabh Pant is not available for us at the moment. He is the kind of player who can play in all formats. I think we will look at different players differently. Would say that both KS Bharat and Ishaan Kishan are contenders for Test cricket.”
“If you need a better keeper then KS Bharat but if you need an explosive left-handed batsman as we don’t have a lefty in the top order, then I would say we can say Ishan Kishan. Personally, Bharat Will be my priority as he can keep the scoreboard moving in Tests and we need someone who can handle Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja behind the wicket.”
Asked about picking a wicket-keeper for India in white-ball cricket, Chopra said, “In T20s, it’s going to be a toss-up between Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson and in ODIs, KL Rahul will be there, no doubt.” Is.”
