Wriddhiman Saha Could Miss England Tour, Yet to Recover from Thumb Injury

Wriddhiman Saha, India’s first choice Test wicketkeeper is still doubtful for the England Test series tour. Saha is yet to recover from his right-thumb injury. In fact, Saha had to also miss the one-off Test match against Afghanistan. Dinesh Karthik had replaced him for the historic Test against the Afghan team.

Meanwhile, Saha had conceived a thumb injury in the Indian Premier League which has kept him on the sidelines since then. The gloveman suffered a blow to his hand after he was hit by a bouncer of youngster Shivam Mavi. Thus, the Bengal batsman had to also miss the final of the IPL for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Indian Team injury woes continue.

A source confirmed that Saha is yet to recuperate from his injury. Thus, he is going through his fitness drills. In fact, the selectors are expected to take a call on his availability soon.

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“The injury is more serious than it seemed. He is still wearing a soft plaster on his thumb. He is going through his fitness drills and very little cricket. It will be a huge risk if he goes to England with even one percent doubt in his mind. The selectors will pick a day for selection in another two days,” a source told The Times of India, giving an update on Saha.

If Saha is ruled out of the five-match Test series, then Dinesh Karthik and Parthiv Patel would be in contention to grab the wicketkeeper slot. Furthermore, India is already jolted by a spate of injuries on the England tour. Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar were ruled out of the limited-overs series.

Meanwhile, Saha is India’s first choice Test wicketkeeper given his good glovework behind the stumps. However, his injury might create a chance for Karthik or Patel who could be better options as far as the batting credentials are concerned.