BCCI publicly endorses KL Rahul and NOT Rishabh Pant as India's T20I wicketkeeper

Indian batsman KL Rahul has impressed many cricket lovers with his skills behind stumps recently. Additionally, he also continued his fine run of form with bat through some swashbuckling kcks. Ahead of T20I series vs New Zealand, Indian captain Virat Kohli suggested that KL Rahul will be India's wicketkeeper in series.

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BCCI, on Thursday, took to Twitter to post a video of KL Rahul practising wicketkeeping against likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini. It potentially endosed Rahul as team's first-choice wicket-keeper going ahead. With T20 World Cup approaching, grooming KL Rahul's wicket-keeping skills is likely to help team to find right balance by playing an extra batter.

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Virat Kohli backs KL Rahul as T20I wicketkeeper

While speaking with reporters, Virat Kohli praised KL Rahul’s all-round abilities by describing him as a “total team man”. He added that Rahul accepts any kind of role for team and said that it’s wonderful to have someone who can bring balance to side. Even though Rishabh Pant is fully recovered from his injury, Virat Kohli said that y will have KL Rahul behind stumps for some more time. This could mean that Rishabh Pant might have to spend more time on sidelines as India is set to play more white-ball cricket in 2020.

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NZ vs Ind: India will look to continue winning streak

After upcoming T20I series, both teams will clash in a three-match ODI series between February 5 and February 11. last time India and New Zealand contested an ODI was semi-final of 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. Virat Kohli and co. lost that kckout encounter by 18 runs and crashed out of tournament. ODIs will n be followed by two Test matches, which will also form a part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

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