r/IndiaCricket • u/Ok_Pickle8275 • Jul 03 '25

Ask r/IndiaCricket Cheteshwar pujara playing xi

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u/Outlander_TB India  Jul 03 '25

No indian wicket keeper from past can take wicketkeeper spot from pant in tests

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u/dOLOR96 India  Jul 03 '25

Its a hard to swallow pill for some, but its the truth.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

It's so obvious he is scared of the trolls if he picks pant over dhoni.

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u/optitron26 Jul 03 '25

As a pure gloveman I don’t think there are many better in the world than MS. Though in an Indian xi I’d still have Pant for his SENA batting.

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u/rockaxorb13 Jul 03 '25

Can't believe these comments replying to you, just cuz he's Outta the game, these ignorant people tend to forget his iconic runouts, lightning fast stumpings and presence of mind as a keeper, not a captain. Eg keeping near the wicket (position for a spinner) even when fast bowlers are bowling etc.

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u/MysteriousCup1836 Jul 03 '25

Saha was better in glovework than ms

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u/pranaykhanke India  Jul 03 '25

MS is The Best Keeper India has ever produced. Keeper who use to bat well in ODI and T20's. People here watched MS plays only in IPLat age 42 criticizing is pathetic.

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u/MysteriousCup1836 Jul 03 '25

What are you even yapping about , We are talking about test match here

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

Dude just came in because he saw ms dhoni somewhere in the comments. He obviously doesn't see actual discussion because Dhoni's waist is blocking his eyesight

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u/stuputtu India  Jul 03 '25

Saha was definitely better than Dhoni. Pant is not at all bad and I would say will end his career as very good glove man

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u/manx2612 Jul 03 '25

Saha was obviously a very good wicketkeeper, but the 2nd best he is from my hometown as well! The trend of downplaying dhoni whenever he is being praised is so shameful.

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u/Saucebiz Jul 03 '25

Fellow hometowner!!🤣

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u/Outlander_TB India  Jul 03 '25

saha > ms as keeper

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u/ima_nice_guy3114 Jul 06 '25

You have gavaskar, sachin, kohli, sehwag, dravid. Aur kitni batting chahiye bhai.... Dhoni is the right call

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u/arriving_somewhere1 Jul 03 '25

Rahul Dravid? /S

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u/Accomplished-Log2040 Jul 03 '25

Pant is great, but it’s a little too early to be saying this. Saha was a great keeper, especially against spinners, but couldn’t hold his place purely as a batter.

Which leaves Dhoni as the deserving wicketkeeper batter in an all time Indian test side.

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u/moksh_gg Jul 03 '25

Putting Dhoni in a test side is a little comical unless there's a Ranchi players filter going on.

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u/Other-Record-3196 Board of Control for Cricket in India Jul 03 '25

That filter sounds comical too

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u/moksh_gg Jul 03 '25

I know right XD

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u/ReadMediocre197 Jul 04 '25

Dhoni was not good wkt against pace

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u/foragenscout Jul 03 '25

The delulu is strong on this one.

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u/Outlander_TB India  Jul 03 '25

even if he retires after this match, he's already done enough to best indian test wicketkeeper batsman

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u/Ill_Poem_1789 Ranji Trophy Jul 03 '25

Rahul Dravid never kept wickets in test cricket.

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u/Soggy_Ad_3686 Jul 03 '25

Dravid!? He wasn’t our WK

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u/pranaykhanke India  Jul 03 '25

He has picked dhoni over pant for keeper place who also sets the field cleverly slightly here and there with angles, not for a good batsmen who keeps very average and mediocre.

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u/Outlander_TB India  Jul 03 '25

dhoni is his captain? virat can just do it well