Kuldeep was the participant of the match within the 1st Test vs Bangladesh
Former India pacer Dodda Ganesh lashed out on the Indian workforce administration for dropping Kuldeep Yadav for the second Test in opposition to Bangladesh. Kuldeep, who had picked 8 wickets within the first Test and was additionally the participant of the match, was dropped as India determined to play Jaydev Unadkat. Ganesh in contrast his case to that of Karun Nair, who was dropped after scoring a triple century in Test cricket.
The 28-year-old left-arm wrist spinner had career-best figures of 5/40 within the first innings within the opening Test at Chattogram. He backed it up with three wickets within the second innings for a career-best match figures of 8/113 as India defeated Bangladesh by 188 runs.
However, he was changed by Saurashtra seam bowler Jaydev Unadkat within the second Test, which received underneath method at Mirpur on Thursday, making former Test bowler Dodda Ganesh surprise why the workforce administration had taken such a call.
Ganesh questioned why such remedy was 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. Spare a thought for him,” mentioned 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 questioned.
“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 match, scoring 40 runs within the first innings. He had been included in India’s squad for the third One-day International in opposition to Bangladesh after quick bowlers Kuldeep Sen and Deepak Chahar had been dominated out attributable to accidents.
(With PTI inputs)
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