KS Bharat could replace Wriddhiman Saha for England tour

Wriddhiman Saha is an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman who primarily features for Team India in Tests. He had tested positive for COVID-19 during the 2021 Indian Premier League but has made a complete recovery now and is in contention for England tour.

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Mumbai, First Published May 20, 2021, 3:47 PM IST

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha was one of the Indian players to have been infected by COVID-19 during the now-postponed Indian Premier League 2021. However, after two weeks of rigid quarantine, he has made a complete recovery.

He is currently on a short break, as he is visiting his family in Kolkata. Next week, he would be joining Team India inside the bubble in Mumbai and undergo a quarantine ahead of the team’s departure for England.

KS Bharat could replace Wriddhiman Saha for England tour-ayh

India would play the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand next month, followed by a five-Test series against the host in August. Saha is one of the two wicketkeepers on the side, along with Rishabh Pant.

However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s national selectors have decided to have a cover for Saha, should he fail to make it to the team bubble before departure. According to ESPNCricinfo, uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat has been kept on standby and is quarantining with Team India in Mumbai.

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KS Bharat could replace Wriddhiman Saha for England tour-ayh

Bharat has had a decent First-Class career, playing for Andhra, having scored 4,293 runs at an average of 37.24, including nine centuries and 23 half-centuries, along with a top score of 308. The 27-year-old has been regular for India A and was also on standby during the home Test series against England a couple of months back.

India squad for England tour: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wk; subject to fitness clearance).

On standby: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla, KS Bharat.

KS Bharat could replace Wriddhiman Saha for England tour-ayh

India’s UK schedule:
Jun 18-22: WTC final vs NZ (Southampton)
Aug 4-8: 1st Test vs ENG (Nottingham)
Aug 12-16: 2nd Test vs ENG (Lord’s)
Aug 25-29: 3rd Test vs ENG (Leeds)
Sep 2-6: 4th Test vs ENG (Oval)
Sep 10-14: 5th Test vs ENG (Manchester)

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Last Updated May 20, 2021, 3:47 PM IST

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KS Bharat could replace Wriddhiman Saha for England tour

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