Kumble knows Rishabh Pant is a far better than Parthiv. But as a coach he always supports senior players only because he has played with Parthiv. Parthiv is selected on sympathy basis by Kumble. Regarding Dinesh Karthik, Kumble's view is correct. Karthik nowadays not keeping wickets. We need wicket keeper who should always be a wicket keeper. He is like a part time wicket keeper. There is no need to replace a part time wicket keeper, because we have already have KL Rahul in playing XI. Sanju Samson & Rishabh Pant should be in 15 member squad. No need for 5 pacers & 4 spinners. So, Amit Mishra & Pandya should be dropped. For that we need extra batsman Shreyas Iyer & Sanju Samson.
Kumble knows Rishabh Pant is a far better than Parthiv. But as a coach he always supports senior players only because he has played with Parthiv. Parthiv is selected on sympathy basis by Kumble. Regarding Dinesh Karthik, Kumble's view is correct. Karthik nowadays not keeping wickets. We need wicket keeper who should always be a wicket keeper. He is like a part time wicket keeper. There is no need to replace a part time wicket keeper, because we have already have KL Rahul in playing XI. Sanju Samson & Rishabh Pant should be in 15 member squad. No need for 5 pacers & 4 spinners. So, Amit Mishra & Pandya should be dropped. For that we need extra batsman Shreyas Iyer & Sanju Samson.
Re: Coach Kumble reveals why Parthiv was chosen over Pant
by jo on Nov 25, 2016 09:24 AM
Wonder what's in it for Kumble. Dinesh Karthik is a much better choice, but does not have pull and push which is a primary factor in Indian Cricket.
