Saha is going to start for us in series against SA, says Kohli

Visakhapatnam: As India and South Africa get ready to lock horns in the three-match Test series in the World Test Championship (WTC), skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday said that Wriddhiman Saha will be donning the hat of wicket-keeper instead of Rishabh Pant.
Pant was criticised in the recently concluded T20I series after getting dismissed in similar fashion in both second and third T20Is against Proteas. Saha did not play in the series against West Indies as Pant was played in both Test matches in the Caribbean.
“Saha is fit and fine to go. He is going to start for us in the series. His keeping credentials are there for everyone to see. He has played for us whenever he has gotten the chance. According to me, he is the best keeper in the world. In these conditions, what he has done for us in the past, he will definitely start for us,” Kohli told reporters here at Vizag.
“We thought Rishabh did well in whatever opportunities that were provided to him. It was fair to give Rishabh the due opportunities, we felt Saha was coming back from injury so we eased him in. It is important to understand when to bring in a player and when to give him time,” he added.
Rohit Sharma who is all set to open the batting for India for the very first time in Test cricket got the backing of his skipper Kohli.
Thirty-year-old Kohli said that Sharma will be given time and space to excel as an opener.