Everyone has been shocked by India’s decision to exclude Kuldeep Yadav from the second Test against Bangladesh. During the toss, KL Rahul made the decision public, appearing to be uneasy about discussing it. Everyone has been shocked by India’s decision to exclude Kuldeep Yadav from the second Test against Bangladesh.
India added Jaydev Unadkat as an additional pacer, the left-arm wrist spinner. Who took eight wickets in the previous Test in Chattogram, was dropped from the playing XI. While Unadkat at long last had his second under the sun, playing his first Test for India in quite a while. Kuldeep’s exclusion befuddled everybody – from previous cricketers to fans the same.
During the toss, KL Rahul made the decision public, appearing to be uneasy about discussing it. Even though the Dhaka pitch in Mirpur looked green. Rahul admitted that he could not read the surface and went with what “experts, coaching staff, and seniors” decided. As he explained why he chose to include Unadkat in the Playing XI rather than Kuldeep. The India stand-in captain appeared awkward.
“The wicket is confusing. A lot of grass is present. I’m not excessively disheartened in light of the fact that I have no clue about what’s in store from this pitch. I’ve listened to the experts: the seniors and the coaching staff, to learn more about the pitch. We need to get our heads around this after winning our first Test, which has given us confidence. Even though the first session might be damp, getting wickets early would be beneficial. Jaydev Unadkat has replaced Kuldeep Yadav.
We know Ashwin and Axar can find spin, so we’ll bring Jaydev in to cover all bases,” Rahul said during the toss. “Hard decision on Kuldeep.” After scoring 5/40 in Bangladesh’s first innings and a five-wicket haul in the previous game, Kuldeep has been left out of India’s Test XI for the second time. Kuldeep was in a similar situation almost four years ago after scoring 5/99 against Australia in Sydney during the 2018/19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
In fact, Kuldeep’s five-for was the first five-wicket haul by a Chinese bowler in Australia in 64 years. However, he would not be able to play in his second Test for another two years, the 2021 match against England. If that wasn’t long enough, Kuldeep played his first Test in nearly two years in Chattogram. Given this pattern, who knows how long he will have to wait before playing in white for India again.