Team India’s Test specialist, Wriddhiman Saha is arguably the best wicket-keeper in the world cricket right now. Despite possessing the talent, Saha had to remain under the shadow of MS Dhoni for the most part of his career. The cricketer from Bengal, who is very shy in nature recently revealed how he made his international debut in Tests.
Saha was making the right noises in domestic cricket; however, due to the omnipresence of Dhoni, he was not getting a chance to break into the side. Recently, during a chat with Sports Tak, the wicket-keeper admitted that he was aware of the reality.
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However, surprisingly, Wriddhiman Saha and MS Dhoni played one game together during a series against South Africa. Incidentally, that match happens to be the debut match for Saha. The 35-year-old during the candid chat recalled how he made his Test debut in Nagpur.
“I didn’t replace MS Dhoni, I got chance after he left playing Test cricket. The Test in which I debuted, VVS Laxman was not playing because of finger injury. Rohit Sharma was called to replace him (in Nagpur Test match vs South Africa) as he had scored a good hundred in the Board President match,” he said to Sports Tak.
“On the match day during the practice, Rohit collided with me. Both of us got ankle injury but he got it more. MS Dhoni was going for toss and I was giving throw downs to Subramaniam Badrinath, on his way told me ‘Saha tu khel rha h (Saha you are playing)’.
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Gary Kirsten had told me, MS Dhoni is in the team and so you will not play. He asked me to do my own practice. That’s why I played the net bowlers and then directly went on to play Dale Steyn and Mornie Morkel, Saha recalled.
Meanwhile, since MS Dhoni retirement in 2014, Wriddhiman Saha has been a regular feature in Test cricket until his injury in 2018 when Rishabh Pant stepped in. But Saha is still is the best to go and has earned huge praise from his skipper and coach Ravi Shastri.
