KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant: Gambhir's confirms India's "number-one wicketkeeper"

Updated On: 13 February, 2025 03:45 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed the side's number one wicketkeeper. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

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Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed the side's number one wicketkeeper. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic/X)

<p>India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-eng-odis-rishabh-pant-bats-kl-rahul-keeps-but-who-will-be-gautam-gambhirs-final-choice-23478564" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>KL Rahul</strong></a> is the first-choice wicketkeeper over Rishabh Pant ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025</p>

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India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that KL Rahul is the first-choice wicketkeeper over Rishabh Pant ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025

<p>For the three ODIs against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/kevin-pietersen-slams-england-for-not-training-post-nagpur-loss-23482753" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>England</strong></a>, Rahul was chosen to keep the wickets while Pant occupied a spot on the bench</p>

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For the three ODIs against England, Rahul was chosen to keep the wickets while Pant occupied a spot on the bench

<p>There were a few speculations that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/hamari-team-mein-rishabh-pant-witty-jibe-at-punjab-kings-after-becoming-lsg-captain-23468448" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rishabh Pant</strong></a> might return to the playing XI, but the air got cleared when Rahul showed up on the field</p>

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There were a few speculations that Rishabh Pant might return to the playing XI, but the air got cleared when Rahul showed up on the field

<p>With the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/champions-trophy-2025-team-india-veteran-shikhar-dhawan-named-as-the-official-ambassador-of-the-event-23482290" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Champions Trophy 2025</strong></a> set to return next week after more than seven years, Gambhir backed Rahul as India's number-one wicketkeeper at the moment</p>

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With the Champions Trophy 2025 set to return next week after more than seven years, Gambhir backed Rahul as India's number-one wicketkeeper at the moment

<p>"See, ultimately, it's very difficult to talk about individuals, but all I can say is that if he's part of the squad if the time comes, he might get an opportunity, but at the moment, obviously, KL (Rahul) is the number one wicketkeeper, and he's delivered for us," <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/shreyas-iyer-wasnt-supposed-to-be-benched-throughout-england-series-gambhir-23482558" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Gautam Gambhir</strong></a></p>

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"See, ultimately, it's very difficult to talk about individuals, but all I can say is that if he's part of the squad if the time comes, he might get an opportunity, but at the moment, obviously, KL (Rahul) is the number one wicketkeeper, and he's delivered for us," Gautam Gambhir

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