KL Rahul To Keep Wickets In 1st Test, Says Rahul Dravid. Ex India Star Not Happy

KL Rahul will take up the role of India's first-choice wicket-keeper for the first Test against South Africa.

India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed that KL Rahul, who has not kept wickets in red-ball cricket much, will take up the role behind the stumps for the first red-ball contest against South Africa, starting December 26. Rahul wasn't India's designated wicket-keeper in any of the three formats during his early days in the team but made the transition quite well in white-ball cricket. He is now India's No. 1 choice behind the stumps in both T20Is and ODIs. Now, the team management wants to see how he does behind the stumps in Tests. But, former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel isn't in agreement. india's test match wicketkeeper should be someone who is keeping regularly in ranji trophy or first class cricket….#imho #INDvSA #IndianCricket

Parthiv, taking to social media platform ‘X' (formerly Twitter), said that the wicket-keeper's role in the Test team should be given to a player who has kept wickets in Ranji Trophy and First Class wicket.

“India's test match wicketkeeper should be someone who is keeping regularly in Ranji trophy or first-class cricket….#imho #INDvSA #IndianCricket,” he posted on X.

On Sunday, Dravid gave his vote of confidence to Rahul for the wicket-keeper's role while speaking in a press conference.