KS Bharat replaced Wriddhiman Saha behind the stumps at the start of the day’s play on day 3. Since then, he has done exceedingly well and the dismissal of Tom Latham sums up his day behind the stumps. Latham looked the most assured of the Kiwi batters scoring 95 and narrowly missing oin his first Test ton against India.

Latham added a 151-run opening stand with Will Young (89). However, since Young’s dismissal, India have been striking at regyular intervals with some good bowling from their spin trio. At the stroke of lunch, Umesh Yadav dismissed Kane Williamson (18). After lunch, The Kiwis have lost Ross Taylor (11), Henry Nicholls (2) and now Latham. Axar Patel have been India’s most productive spinner since lunch picking up three wickets.

 

And, another one falls!

Just what India needed. @akshar2026 with his third wicket as Tom Latham departs for 95.

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KS Bharat has donned the gloves behind the stumps on day three in place of Wriddhiman Saha who is suffering from a stiff neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and an update on his health will be given later in the day.

BCCI’s official Twitter handle, gave an update before the start of the day’s play informing about Wriddhiman Saha’s problem. With the bat, Saha scored just one off 12 balls. He was good behind the stumps in the first two days.

KS Bharat Replaced Wriddhiman Saha Behind The Stumps

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Saha was targeted by the Twitterverse for his failure with the bat in the first innings. They even demanded him to retire and asked the BCCI to given Bharat a chance in the next game.

Wriddhiman Saha’s returns with the bat since 2017 have been astounding low. in 14 innings, he has scored 156 runs with an average less than 15 with a best of 29. He has not hit a fifty in Test cricket since April 2017.

In this series, however, Pant was rested due to workload management and thus Saha was chosen over Srikar Bharat, the second keeper in the XI in the first Test.

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