Sanjay Manjrekar backs Wriddhiman Saha to be India's first choice keeper for 1st Test

Sanjay Manjrekar has backed Wriddhiman Saha to be Team India's first-choice wicket-keeper in first Test that will be played at Adelaide Oval on December 17. Youngster Rishabh Pant has also been named in Indian Test squad and as of w, it remains to be seen who will be donning gloves in opening contest. Manjrekar has backed Saha owing to his brilliant athleticism behind stumps as he has made difficult catches look easy with some brilliant piece of glovework.

'Keeping skills first': Sanjay Manjrekar

It so happened that one of passionate cricket fans had asked former Indian cricketer who according to him should be India's first-choice stumper for Adelaide Test match to which he replied by saying that one must always look at keeping skills when it comes to longest format and at same time, re needs to be a better keeper against pace in Australian conditions and in both scenarios, it is Saha who comes out on top. 

Furrmore, cricketer-turned-commentator/analyst added that if a player of Steve Smith's calibre is dropped early on, n he can go on to score a double century.

Both Pant and Saha are currently playing warm-up game against Australia A at Sydney Cricket Ground. On Day 1, Saha showed that he does t need a pair of gloves to prove his credentials on cricket field as he had taken an unbelievable running catch at mid-wicket to dismiss Nic Maddinson. Pant on or hand went on to score a superb 103 as India have w taken a mammoth 472-run lead. visitors' scorecard read 386/4 at end of play on Day 2.

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Fight for Bragging Rights

India have ir task cut out once regular skipper Kohli leaves Australian tour midway as y will have to play out of ir skins in order to retain iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy that y had won a couple of years back on Australian soil by beating a depleted Australian side. ir star players Steve Smith and David Warner were handed a 12-month suspension from international cricket for ir involvement in infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March 2018. 

odds are even this time as Aussies will be fielding a full-strength squad that consists of Warner, Smith, Marnus Labuchagne, etc. Tim-Paine led Australians are currently top-ranked Test side and are also at summit of ICC World Test Championship.

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