#3 The emergence of an excellent Test wicket-keeper
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Saha is slowly emerging from Dhoni's shadows
After MS Dhoni called it quits from Test cricket in 2014, one of India's priorities became to find an able replacement for the Ranchi-born cricketer once the Test season resumed.
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Their wish to find one has come true as Wriddhiman Saha is steadily becoming a wicket-keeper to reckon with in international cricket.
The Bengal gloveman has shown himself to be excellent behind the stumps, keeping with great confidence to the likes of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as well as the other fast bowlers in the attack, on varying pitches.
While age may not be entirely on his side, Saha can certainly be assured of a spot in the side if he continues to perform the way he has in the last couple of years.
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