England vs India 2018: Best and Worst of India tour of England

#4 Best/Worst: Rishabh Pant's emergence as India's new Test Wicket-keeper

England v India: Specsavers 5th Test - Day Five

An interesting topic to discuss. Wriddhiman Saha was the first choice Test wicketkeeper for India with Parthiv Patel playing the role of the reserve wicketkeeper. But in this Test series, India started off with Dinesh Karthik as their first choice keeper and he was dropped after the Lord's debacle. The selectors picked 20-year-old Pant as his replacement.

Pant played well in his debut series scoring his maiden Test century in the 5th Test and was even a part of a brilliant partnership with KL Rahul. However, he leaked 76 byes behind the stumps which led to England gaining momentum in the innings. This statistic raises many questions regarding Pant's wicket-keeping abilities as in the subcontinent conditions he may find it very difficult to keep wickets against spinners.