IND v NZ 1st Test: Srikar Bharat keeps wickets for after Wriddhiman Saha gets stiff neck

Saha, 37, has endured either freak on field injuries or fitness concerns over the years. Playing in place of the rested Rishabh Pant, Saha scored only 1 in the India innings and has not been in best of form for quite some time now. Srikar Bharat took the field in his absence

Veteran India wicketkeeper and team’s oldest player Wriddhiman Saha didn’t take the field at the start of Day Three in the first Test against New Zealand due to a stiff neck.

Saha, 37, has endured either freak on field injuries or fitness concerns over the years. Playing in place of the rested Rishabh Pant, Saha scored only 1 in the India innings and has not been in best of form for quite some time now. Srikar Bharat took the field in his absence. 

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