KS Bharat is the most cruel joke being played on Indian Cricket by Rohit-Dravid

[Number]

Last time an Indian batsman or WK-Batsman who played 10 innings in Subcontinent and didn't score a single 50 was Kiran More in late 80s.

This is the travesty this <think the worst abuse you can think of> Rohit-Draaafid combo has put us under.

While there are 100s of loathsome decisions they have made, this one is in the league of itself.

Edited February 2, 2024 by Number

[R!TTER]

Yeah at least MS was near God level in India, this guy's a *ing spud 

[Number]

Just now, R!TTER said:

Yeah at least MS was near God level in India, this guy's a *ing spud 

Even Saha scored a 50 in his 3rd innings. This guy is the biggest dud with the bat in last 3 decades. Already 30+ so not even a chance he will come good. But then his only purpose is to keep the backdoor open for Kela when he fails as a batsman.

[Frustrated]

Batter with a very low ceiling.  His keeping skills are not exceptionally good either.   If he fails in 2nd inning, should be dropped.   D Juerel is waiting. 

Edited February 2, 2024 by Frustrated

[Number]

17 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Batter with a very low ceiling.  His keeping skills are not exceptionally good either.   If he fails in 2nd inning, should be dropped.   D Juerel is waiting. 

Agree but he will not be dropped until Pant comes back. Only chance of that happening is if KL fails as batsman 5-6 innings.

[singhvivek141]

2 hours ago, Number said:

Last time an Indian batsman or WK-Batsman who played 10 innings in Subcontinent and didn't score a single 50 was Kiran More in late 80s.

This is the travesty this <think the worst abuse you can think of> Rohit-Draaafid combo has put us under.

While there are 100s of loathsome decisions they have made, this one is in the league of itself.

He is another example that our coach & selectors have no idea of the domestic talents.

Pant is injured & Kishan is a moron..this was the time to give chances to likes of Upendra Yadav, Dinesh Bana or Kumar Kushagra (Jurel is already on bench).

 

[Majestic]

Indian test team is suffering pretty bad due to absence of Pant. Hope he plays a few games before the Australia tour later this year.

[Gollum]

Pope 1st ball, easy stumping missed, Kuldeep's bowling. Bharat the gift that keeps giving. 

[Trichromatic]

Below average batsmen are given chances for their great keeping skills.

 

Is Bharat any good in either skill?

[Sooda]

17 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

He is another example that our coach & selectors have no idea of the domestic talents.

Pant is injured & Kishan is a moron..this was the time to give chances to likes of Upendra Yadav, Dinesh Bana or Kumar Kushagra (Jurel is already on bench).

 

 

Add to that Akshay Wadkar, Vidharba captain suppoed to be consistently good keeper and batted well in crises for years 50 plus average in FC. He wasn't even in Kiran More camp last year which is surprising. Should be the A team keeper

[Sean Bradley]

Jeetesh Sharma or Sanju Samson would have done 100x better than this fakester. Kaha se dhund laye is chewt ko

[sensible-indian]

So cruel.

[Frustrated]

He auto qualified for selection since his city (Vizag) is the host.  (Like it happens in sports that host nation auto qualifies)

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

Comparing Ben Foakes' catch to dismiss Iyer to Bharat's drop against grandpa Anderson; the stark reality stares us in the face. A pommie keeper who hasn't kept on such wickets to spin bowlers executes better than an Indian keeper who literally learnt to walk on these wickets and is found lacking.

[Sandz]

Even Wridhiman Saha is a big upgrade over him.

[BacktoCricaddict]

42 minutes ago, Sandz said:

Even Wridhiman Saha is a big upgrade over him.

Saha as a pure test wicket-keeper is one of the best ever that I have seen. And a consummate team-guy.

 

When Pant went down, they should've brought him back into the 15-member squad at least as a mentor for these other guys. Unfortunately, selectors' and fans' judgement is clouded by IPL batting performances etc. Even on this board, the guy was ridiculed to no end. 

 

As much as we want to be excited about Jurel and the other Yadav guy and a bunch of others, there's just not enough evidence that they are ready. Pant's accident has set this team back by a lot more than we will ever know.

Edited February 3, 2024 by BacktoCricaddict

[Norman]

41 minutes ago, Sandz said:

Even Wridhiman Saha is a big upgrade over him.

 

Saha is borderline ATG level when it comes to wicket keeping. It's an insult to him to compare with this journeyman Bharath..

[Lone Wolf]

There was a offensive thread on Shivam Dube like India cap comes cheap for them & Dube type players devalue it...  When dude had only few T20Is to his name... 

 

That thread should actually be made for this midget Bharath & also his cheerleader Bhogle who has become blind coz of his regional bias. 

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Saha as a pure test wicket-keeper is one of the best ever that I have seen. And a consummate team-guy.

 

When Pant went down, they should've brought him back into the 15-member squad at least as a mentor for these other guys. Unfortunately, selectors' and fans' judgement is clouded by IPL batting performances etc. Even on this board, the guy was ridiculed to no end. 

 

As much as we want to be excited about Jurel and the other Yadav guy and a bunch of others, there's just not enough evidence that they are ready. Pant's accident has set this team back by a lot more than we will ever know.

saha was a fine keeper, a true kirmani-like player. great keeper, unexpectedly solid batter.

[putrevus]

I saw his WK keeping skills today, they were not that great either.He was missing simple takes.The pitch was not even turning but he was missing simple takes.

 

He stands too far for fast bowlers on this slow wicket.