It is not impossible to play on these wickets, you have to rely on your defence: Bharat
India’s wicket-keeper batsman KS Bharat said on Monday that it was not impossible to play on the wickets found so far in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but batsmen will have to rely on their defence. Bharath, who has been in the Test squad for the past 12 months, finally got his chance to make his debut in the ongoing series as Rishabh Pant is recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident in December. Bharat impressed with his wicketkeeping in the first two Tests and played a morale-boosting knock in Australia’s chase of 115 in Delhi.
Chasing a small target, Bharat, who was sent to bat before Ravindra Jadeja, played an aggressive innings of 23 runs in 22 balls with the help of three fours and a six. Bharat said, “I enjoyed whatever I did in Delhi. My job is to keep things simple. You need to trust your defence, it is not impossible to play on these wickets. If you rely on your shot games, your defence, then definitely the batsmen have a chance to score runs.
He said, “Rohit bhai told me that I will bat at number six in the second innings in Delhi. Once Australia got out, I was ready to bat and contribute. Shot selection is important on these pitches. If the shot selection is right then runs are scored. “This wicket-keeper batsman said,” You cannot just defend, you have to find opportunities to score runs, that is what I tried to do. Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja In the presence of the spin duo, Bharath’s task behind the wicket is not easy.
He said, “He is a top class spinner. Wicketkeeping is not easy but keeping wickets in domestic cricket for so many years helps. Due to Pant’s injury, Bharat got a chance to make his Test debut. He said he was always ready to take the next step. Bharat said, “As a player you always hope that you will get a chance. I always keep myself ready for any opportunity. “He said,” After years of playing domestic cricket and playing for India A, I got an opportunity to play in Nagpur. You want to play for your country, that is the biggest dream. Take advantage of it when you get the chance.
