- Wriddhiman Saha’s development as a keeper – batsman:
Before this season, Saha was perceived to be just a handy wicketkeeper, who could add a few priceless runs lower down the order. Not much was expected from his batting as he hadn’t played the big knocks before and his record was decent, to say the least. But after this home season, Saha has successfully emerged as a genuine wicketkeeper-batsman, who can be banked upon to last in testing conditions. Despite missing the last three Tests against England due to an injury, the selectors kept full faith in Saha and backed him for the outings against Bangladesh and Australia. He repaid that immensely as he went on to score two delightful centuries after the England series.
Against New Zealand as well, Saha’s twin fifties at Kolkata turned out to be a match winning in an otherwise low-scoring Test match. Scoring 441 runs in 10 Tests this home season, at an average of 44.1, Saha played the perfect role of a keeper batsman. He can surely be relied on to do well overseas from now on.