Players like Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson and Dinesh Karthik were already fighting for the spot, and now even KL Rahul has been added to the list. In the recent poll held by DNA web, netizens voted for KL Rahul replace MS Dhoni as India's wicketkeeper. However, his inconsistent form made him miss his spot during India's tour to New Zealand which was handed over to KL Rahul. Rahul continued to play as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the 3rd ODI despite Rishabh Pant being declared fit. I have done it for my IPL franchise, I enjoy staying behind the stumps," Rahul had told reporters after the first T20I.

Source: dna August 18, 2020 13:41 UTC