KL Rahul doing well with the bat and behind the stumps, feels Wriddhiman Saha

After suddenly being handed over the keeping duties following concussion to Rishabh Pant in an ODI against Australia, KL Rahul did a fine job as a keeper in New Zealand, where his batting was extra-ordinary as well. In fact, so impressive was Rahul that the Indian team management was quick to label him as the next solution for the wicket-keeping conundrum in India. Test incumbent Wriddhiman Saha, too, seems to be in agreement with the idea.

"He (Rahul) is not doing a bad job. He is doing well with the bat and behind the stumps. He is adjusting well, we have seen it in New Zealand. He is such a good batsman too and he has worked hard on his keeping. This only augurs well for the Indian team," Saha told IANS.

The Indian Test specialist will be teaming up with Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 13th season of the IPL, but on being asked if he was practising at all to keep his fitness top notch, Saha was quick to say no, considering the rapidly worsening Covid-19 situation in his city.

"No, I haven't. I will look to get some when I reach the UAE as we will be having time. Here I could not take a risk as I have two kids at home and it is not safe. Also, there are not many places in Kolkata at the moment where I can go. There is a spike in COVID-19 cases too and we have lockdown days too," he concluded.