Rahul has worked hard on his keeping which augurs well for the Indian team: Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha, India’s wicketkeeper in Test Cricket, opinionated that KL Rahul has been doing a decent job with the gloves in limited-overs Cricket for India.
Speaking on the Karnataka batsman, Saha said, “He (Rahul) is not doing a bad job. He is doing well with the bat and behind the stumps. He is adjusting well, we have seen it in New Zealand. He is such a good batsman too and he has worked hard on his keeping. This only augurs well for the Indian team.”
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Saha also spoke on MS Dhoni’s announcement of retiring from International Cricket. “He (Dhoni) is a legend on and off the field. He has never really taken a predictable decision. I have always seen him to be positive and there was never a negative bone in his body.
Wriddhiman Saha, who has been an understudy to Dhoni in his initial years of International Cricket, has done exceedingly well to replace him behind the stumps over the years
“It was a bit surprising. But Dhoni and (Suresh) Raina were not in touch as far as international cricket is concerned. So it was not out of the blue. People were guessing, now it has become clear,” said Saha, who played only one Test match with Dhoni, the one in which he made his debut against South Africa at Nagpur in 2010.
He added, “I have learnt a lot from him. We also had conversations on wicket-keeping and the game in general.”
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Saha will leave for Mumbai on Wednesday to join his Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) teammates. The team is set to leave for the UAE on August 23 to take part in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which begins September 19.
Asked if he has had any net practice during the lockdown period, Saha said, “No I haven’t. I will look to get some when I reach the UAE as we will be having time. Here I could not take a risk as I have two kids at home and it is not safe. Also, there are not many places in Kolkata at the moment where I can go. There is a spike in COVID-19 cases too and we have lockdown days too.”