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Before the first Test between India and South Africa, Indian coach Rahul Dravid has made it clear who will be the wicket keeper of the Indian team in the Boxing Day Test. Earlier, two wicket keepers were selected for the tour of South Africa in the form of Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul, but Ishan Kishan called for a break before the start of the series which has led to KS Bharat being included in the squad in his place. .
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Rahul has done a lot of wicket-keeping for India in limited-overs cricket in recent times, but is yet to be tested in the red ball. While K.S. Bharath impressed with his wicket-keeping skills whenever he got the chance, but could not bring depth to his batting. The question was who would be India’s wicket keeper against South Africa in such a situation.
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Ending the discussion, Rahul Dravid told the media, ‘This is an exciting challenge. This will be an opportunity for him (KL Rahul) to do something different. In Ishaan’s absence, we had a couple of keepers to choose from. Rahul now looks ready to take it forward (play). We also understand that he has not done this (keeping) in the longer format before, but he has certainly done it in the ODIs. However, it is also a bit difficult.
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The coach continued, ‘He (KL Rahul) has done a lot of wicketkeeping in the last 5-6 months. During this period, he has kept more against fast bowling rather than spin. In such a situation, it will be easy for him to play this role (play test). We will keep an eye on this as well. It is good to have a player like him in the team, who can also keep apart from batting.