NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday slammed the “unbelievable” exclusion of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the India taking part in XI for the second one Test towards Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Kuldeep had career-best figures of five/40 within the first innings within the opening Test at Chattogram and subsidized it up with 3 wickets in the second one innings for a career-best fit figures of 8/113 as India defeated Bangaldesh through 188 runs.
But Kuldeep was once changed through left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat in the second one Test, which were given below approach at Mirpur on Thursday, making Gavaskar, former Test bowler Dodda Ganesh and previous girls’s captain Anjum Chopra marvel why the group control had taken this type of resolution.
“Dropping a Man of the Match, that is unbelievable. That’s the only word I can use and it’s a gentle word. I would like to use quite stronger words, but it’s unbelievable that you left out a ‘man of the match’, who got eight out of the 20 wickets,” Gavaskar stated whilst commentating on Sony Sports Network, the broadcasters of the sequence.
“You’ve got two other spinners (Axar Patel and R.Ashwin, So surely, one of the other spinners could have been dropped. But this guy, who took eight wickets should have played today with due respect to what the pitch looks like,” Gavaskar stated, countering skipper KL Rahul’s argument that the 22-yard strip seemed “confusing”.
Ganesh questioned why such remedy was once being meted out to Kuldeep. “Why does this happen so often to Kuldeep Yadav? You can’t be doing this to him again and again. Please some one put an arm around his shoulder and tell him not to lose heart. Yes. It’s tough being Kuldeep Yadav. a thought for him,” stated Ganesh, who performed 4 Tests, on social media.
“Also the way the Bangladeshis struggled to pick him in the last Test makes this decision to leave him out today even more senseless and defies cricketing logic. You want your match-winner to warm the benches?” he requested.
“I guess the think tank needs to be a bit more considerate while dealing with the youngsters who’ve done well; and tinker the team combo accordingly. Last time they dropped Karun (Nair) after his 303 not out to play an extra seamer at Hyderabad. And now this, with Kuldeep Yadav. Shocking. Ridiculous,” he added.
Kuldeep had additionally contributed with the bat within the fit, scoring 40 runs within the first innings. He have been incorporated in India’s squad for the 3rd ODI towards Bangladesh after rapid bowlers Kuldeep Sen and Deepak Chahar have been dominated out because of accidents.
Former India girls’s group captain Chopra termed Kuldeep’s exclusion “strange”.
“Man of the match in India’s last Test victory just 3 days ago, Kuldeep Yadav makes way for Jaydev Unadkat as a third seamer for India. Strange but a tactical change,” wrote Anjum on social media.
Kuldeep had career-best figures of five/40 within the first innings within the opening Test at Chattogram and subsidized it up with 3 wickets in the second one innings for a career-best fit figures of 8/113 as India defeated Bangaldesh through 188 runs.
But Kuldeep was once changed through left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat in the second one Test, which were given below approach at Mirpur on Thursday, making Gavaskar, former Test bowler Dodda Ganesh and previous girls’s captain Anjum Chopra marvel why the group control had taken this type of resolution.
“Dropping a Man of the Match, that is unbelievable. That’s the only word I can use and it’s a gentle word. I would like to use quite stronger words, but it’s unbelievable that you left out a ‘man of the match’, who got eight out of the 20 wickets,” Gavaskar stated whilst commentating on Sony Sports Network, the broadcasters of the sequence.
“You’ve got two other spinners (Axar Patel and R.Ashwin, So surely, one of the other spinners could have been dropped. But this guy, who took eight wickets should have played today with due respect to what the pitch looks like,” Gavaskar stated, countering skipper KL Rahul’s argument that the 22-yard strip seemed “confusing”.
Ganesh questioned why such remedy was once being meted out to Kuldeep. “Why does this happen so often to Kuldeep Yadav? You can’t be doing this to him again and again. Please some one put an arm around his shoulder and tell him not to lose heart. Yes. It’s tough being Kuldeep Yadav. a thought for him,” stated Ganesh, who performed 4 Tests, on social media.
“Also the way the Bangladeshis struggled to pick him in the last Test makes this decision to leave him out today even more senseless and defies cricketing logic. You want your match-winner to warm the benches?” he requested.
“I guess the think tank needs to be a bit more considerate while dealing with the youngsters who’ve done well; and tinker the team combo accordingly. Last time they dropped Karun (Nair) after his 303 not out to play an extra seamer at Hyderabad. And now this, with Kuldeep Yadav. Shocking. Ridiculous,” he added.
Kuldeep had additionally contributed with the bat within the fit, scoring 40 runs within the first innings. He have been incorporated in India’s squad for the 3rd ODI towards Bangladesh after rapid bowlers Kuldeep Sen and Deepak Chahar have been dominated out because of accidents.
Former India girls’s group captain Chopra termed Kuldeep’s exclusion “strange”.
“Man of the match in India’s last Test victory just 3 days ago, Kuldeep Yadav makes way for Jaydev Unadkat as a third seamer for India. Strange but a tactical change,” wrote Anjum on social media.
Man of the fit in India’s final Test victory #BANvIND simply 3 days in the past; Kuldeep Yadav makes approach for Jaydev Unadkat… https://t.co/PA7g9vOfSm
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) 1671682091000
In an previous tweet after India had gained the Test at Chattogram, Anjum had additionally praised Kuldeep’s batting. “1136 runs scored and more could have been in the conditions here at Chattogram. For Kuldeep Yadav to bag eight wickets in the match is very impressive.”
1136 runs scored and extra may have been within the stipulations right here at #Chattogram For Kuldeep Yadav to bag 8 wickets… https://t.co/qzjvdTf1gV
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) 1671338618000
(With inputs from PTI)