Robin Uthappa is excited that he will at last get a full series of ODIs and T20s to show his wares as a top order batsman who can also keep wickets during the Zimbabwe tour.
“I am pretty excited. The last few years I have been getting just one-off games at the end of the series. So I am pretty excited to get a complete series and, you know, a complete series with me keeping wickets.
I believe and assume I will be keeping wickets. I am the only one (in the squad) who keeps (wickets) in domestic cricket,” said Uthappa on Monday.
“As a wicket keeper you get a close view of the wicket. There’s a lot of information you get as a wicket keeper on how the pitches play and what kinds of angles are available for batsmen,” said the Bengaluru player who will be one of the key members of the second-string India squad led by Ajinkya Rahane.
Uthappa said he has prepared well for the tour. “The preparations have been good. I have stuck to the same preparations and practice mode. I am paying same amount of time on keeping and batting. I want to do that job well for the country.”
