"In England where the ball wobbles after crossing the stumps, it is experience that counts. I had backed Kishan for the recent home series against Australia but Bharat was chosen.
"This is a one-off so they would not like to risk playing someone with no Test experience.
"The selectors, captain and coach (Rahul Dravid) believe in tried and tested players," said ex-India wicketkeeper and BCCI general manager Saba Karim. Bharat, who has played four Tests, is regarded as a better keeper. Kishan will compete with Srikar Bharat to take the gloves. Rahul has been replaced in the squad by uncapped wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. They were further hit by the back injury suffered by stylish batter Shreyas Iyer earlier this year and then to opener KL Rahul, who suffered a leg injury in the IPL. India, however, will be without both their leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and iconic wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant because of injury. The 23-year-old, who watched Saturday's FA Cup final in London alongside team-mate Virat Kohli, was named player of the tournament in the IPL for his three centuries for Gujarat Titans.įor India, he has scored centuries in all three formats in the last six months. The man of the moment, though, is undoubtedly Shubman Gill. Instead, he has been captaining Sussex in the County Championship and has scored three centuries against the red ball at an average of 68. One man who has had plenty of time to acclimatise is batter Cheteshwar Pujara, who is one of the few top Indian cricketers who does not play in the IPL. Without any warm-up matches, India will be hoping their players can quickly acclimatise as they transition from T20 cricket in India to Test cricket in England. The squad of 15, plus three reserves, left for London in three batches.įive of them, including Ravindra Jadeja, were part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) final in Ahmedabad which, because of rain, went into a third day and only finished at 01:35 local time on Tuesday - just eight days before the WTC final.
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