New Delhi: The absence of wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is the biggest problem affecting the Indian Test cricket team. Ishan Kishan has been given the responsibility behind the wicket in the fixed over formats in place of Ball, who has been rested due to a car accident injury. The Mumbai Indians star is performing well. But in the Test format, KS Bharath has been given the responsibility of the ball. But the 29-year-old wicketkeeper is not able to fill the gap that has arisen in the Indian cricket team due to the absence of the ball.
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These talks have been triggered by a mistake made by the Indian wicketkeeper in the crucial final match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia in Ahmedabad. Indian cricket fans were enraged when India missed the easy catch of Travis Head. Fans are demanding that Rishabh Pant, who was injured in the accident, should come back soon.
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Not only behind the wicket, but also with the bat, KS Bharat does not perform as well as the ball. From the last three Test matches, KS Bharat scored a total of 57 runs in five innings. 23 runs scored in the second innings of the Delhi Test by the Gujarat Titans player is the highest score of the series.
On December 30, Pant’s car crashed into the divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. The cause of the accident was that he fell asleep while traveling. The 25-year-old actor suffered multiple injuries. The actor is currently recovering. Meanwhile, Ball will have to stay away from all matches in the calendar year 2023. And the star will miss the entire IPL 2023 season. Pant is the captain of Delhi Capitals.
On the other hand, in the ongoing fourth Test in Ahmedabad, on the back of opener Usman Khawaja’s century, Australia has improved on the first day. Head, captain Steve Smith and Cameron Green provided excellent support for the Aussie opener. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. At the end of the first day, Australia were 255 for the loss of four wickets. Khawaja scored a century and Green scored 49 runs at the crease. Mohammad Shami, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each for India.
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