MSK Prasad, a former India wicketkeeper, has backed KS Bharat to keep wickets for India in the World Test Championship final if the team wants to play a bonafide wicketkeeper in English conditions. The previous chairman of the senior selection committee, on the other hand, feels the club will make a decision based on the conditions and pitch in London.

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) released a 15-man roster for the much-anticipated World T20 final on Tuesday, April 25. Rohit Sharma will skipper the team. While Ajinkya Rahane was recalled, KS Bharat was named the designated wicketkeeper. Despite his poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar series in February and March, KL Rahul was kept in the squad.

KS Bharat made his Border-Gavaskar Trophy debut and scored 101 runs at an average of 20 in four Tests. While his highest score in the series was 44 in the drawn Test in Ahmedabad, Bharat showed flashes of his talent with a useful knock in Delhi in an otherwise poor series with the bat.

The young wicketkeeper-batsman, who had been attracting selectors' eye with solid performances on the domestic circuit, was given his chance in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who is on the sidelines after sustaining severe injuries in a horrible car crash in December 2022. "See, what kind of conditions and pitch, all of those things matter a lot in deciding the combination."

If you want a true wicketkeeper, KS Bharat is an obvious pick. It will also be determined by the type of combination required by the team. If you want a true wicketkeeper, KS Bharat is the obvious pick," MSK Prasad told IndiaToday.in. Many people, including batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, had endorsed KL Rahul to play in the middle order for India in the World T20 final, but the return of Ajinkya Rahane has changed matters.

Meanwhile, MSK Prasad downplayed Suryakumar Yadav's absence from the WTC final squad, claiming that the World No. 1 T20I batter was chosen for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as horses for courses because to his ability to play spin well. Suryakumar may always return to domestic cricket and put his name up for Test selection, according to Prasad, who previously served as the selection committee's chairman.

"I believe he was chosen because of his ability to play spinners here." Our hitters rarely sweep against spin. Horses for courses were probably on the minds of selectors at the time. Nobody in the country was doing well in the middle order. The absence of Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer was also a factor.They would have thought he was a good fit for the Test squad at the time. He is also the No. 1 player in T20 cricket, and he was in excellent form. All of these contributed to his selection for the Test squad.

Otherwise, he had been out of the picture for quite some time. The circumstances and circumstances would have pushed the selectors to choose him. "If someone is very interested in Test cricket, he will definitely return, as Ajinkya Rahane and Pujara have done." Everything is in his hands. "He's been replaced by a fantastic player," he continued.