Cricket News: Deep Dasgupta not convinced with Rishabh Pant

Former India wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta wants Wriddhiman Saha to be given the nod ahead of Rishabh Pant in the upcoming Test series against South Africa owing to his superior wicket-keeping skills. Dasgupta also hailed Saha as the best wicket-keeper in the world and wanted him to wickets on rather challenging surfaces in India. He said and I quote GFX IN Post his recovery from injury, Wriddhi has delivered and done whatever one has asked of him. There is no shadow of doubt that he is the best wicket-keeper in the world at present. The only question was whether Wriddhi was a good enough batsman, especially when the team is looking to play five bowlers. However, he was quick to concede that Rishabh Pant remains the better batsman and this could well influence the decision of the management when they make the final call, but if they went purely with wicket-keeping skills, Saha should be the preferred option. This is what he said.