Partiv Patel has grabbed backup WK slot in Indian team from Dienesh Karthik.....

Partiv Patel is a good batsmen ,he was not much good in the keeping earlier,but now he is improved his keeping skills very much. When comes the choice for a reserve keeper/backup keeper definitely he is the one will get the chance. He has grabbed the place of Karthik, Karthik is also good keeper batsmen. But patel is more consistent than Karthik. He is a good opening batsmen also. Partiv can get into the india team,if he is able to convert his 40 and 50s to big scores. Currently he is the Best backup wicket keeper available for India.

Surely it has to be Parthiv Patel. Dinesh Karthik is not as good at opening the innings as Parthiv. Although Parthiv is not a great WK, he can always be a reserve player and if India needs, can fill either the WK slot or an opener's slot. As far as W.Saha is concerned he is young and can be looked of as a good bet for the future.

I think Parthiv pattel and Saha is the right choice . I am not impressed with Parthiv in his wicket keeping skills. He droppes , he misses. This will cost us in the test matches. Saha is young and should be given more chances at-least in the test level.

I don't think any of the current wicketkeepers in India has any major international career waiting for him in the future, because Dhoni is the India captain, and is likely to remain so for years to come. He is of a similar age as these guys, and by the time he retires, so will they. As a backup keeper, India would always prefer a keeper to be able to bat, so from that angle, I think Dinesh Karthik should be number one choice, with Parthiv a close second.

venkit,ya mate totally agree with your point. i think karthik was given many chances,one cant really say just because he is from tamil nadu but he has shown that character and that temperament in the start. he opened the inning for india in test matches, did same in odi's and had success. but was not able to sustain his position in the team. the good think about karthik was he was selected as a proper batsman rather than back up wicket keeper and he was able to deliver. he is lacking consistency and now a days struggling with his keeping also. actually he doesnt keep wickets much now days. in the recent ipl also gilchrist keeped the wicket and he was playing purely as a batsman. so karthik still does have a chance to come back in the team as a batsman and his keeping can be an additive. talking about parthiv patel ,i feel he was given a chance when he was not deserving(ie at the age of 17), and now after being in and out of the sqaud he has finally secured his place in the team as a back up keeper but its very hard for these players to get into the playing 11 unless ms decides something similar to sangakaara ie not keeping wickets and playing purely as a batsman and caption. for me i like karthik's flamboyance where patel has his calmness working for him. saha still has lot of things to prove and he too can give a touch fight. its good to have such a great battle between players and it speak volume about our bench strength. regards. keep mylotting. share your views. :)