South Africa vs India 2018: From Pujara's runouts to Parthiv's keeping, things that went wrong for India in the second Test

#4 Parthiv’s keeping not up to Test standards

Parthiv Patel replaced the injured Wriddhiman Saha behind the stumps and it became very clear why Patel was never able to cement his place in the side. Even though the diminutive left-hander is a decent batsman, his work behind the stumps has always been under scrutiny.

He wasn’t moving fast enough to grab the edges, both outside and inside. On the fourth morning when Elgar nicked one off Bumrah, the ball went through the keeper and first slip Pujara. While it was always a keeper’s catch, Parthiv didn’t even make an attempt.

On many other occasions, he looked uncomfortable while keeping against both pace and spin. Ashwin could have had much better figures if only his wicketkeeper had been more alert.