India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed that KL Rahul, who has not saved wickets in red-ball cricket a lot, will take up the position behind the stumps for the primary red-ball contest towards South Africa, beginning December 26. Rahul wasn’t India’s designated wicket-keeper in any of the three codecs throughout his early days within the workforce however made the transition fairly properly in white-ball cricket. He’s now India’s No. 1 alternative behind the stumps in each T20Is and ODIs. Now, the workforce administration needs to see how he does behind the stumps in Checks. However, former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel is not in settlement.

Parthiv, taking to social media platform ‘X’ (previously Twitter), mentioned that the wicket-keeper’s position within the Check workforce must be given to a participant who has saved wickets in Ranji Trophy and First Class wicket.

“India’s check match wicketkeeper must be somebody who’s maintaining often in Ranji trophy or first-class cricket….#imho #INDvSA #IndianCricket,” he posted on X.

india’s check match wicketkeeper must be somebody who’s maintaining often in ranji trophy or first-class cricket….#imho #INDvSA #IndianCricket

— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) December 24, 2023

On Sunday, Dravid gave his vote of confidence to Rahul for the wicket-keeper’s position whereas talking in a press convention.

“I see it as an thrilling problem, a possibility for him to definitely do one thing completely different. Clearly, with Ishan not being obtainable this chance got here up, we had a few keepers to select from and Rahul is considered one of them.

“We do perceive it’s not one thing he has completed as typically (maintaining in Checks). However he has been doing it often in 50 overs cricket and that takes rather a lot out of your physique. He has ready properly during the last 5 to 6 months, he has completed lots of maintaining,” Dravid mentioned within the press convention.

“This will likely be a brand new and thrilling problem for him. I assume one of many issues is there’s not going to be that a lot spin bowling, so that can ease him into the position a bit bit, one thing the way it goes and pans out,” the coach mentioned.