Former Indian batter and commentator Mohammad Kaif has expressed his disappointment over the attacking spinner Kuldeep Yadav not getting into the playing XI in the three-match ODI series against England.
Kaif, took to his official X handle to assert that India’s bowling attack at Lord’s looked one-dimensional, lacking variety. He went on to insist that Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion would have been handy in the middle overs.
“Kuldeep Yadav should be thinking of packing his bags and saying goodbye to international cricket. Today there was no Bumrah, no Washington, no Varun but Kuldeep still didn’t find a place in 11. India’s bowling attack at Lord’s is one dimensional and lacks variety. A left-arm wrist spinner would have come handy. Remember he has 194 wickets in 118 ODIs. It seems these numbers don’t matter,” Kaif posted on X.
On the other hand, the former Indian spinner and commentator, Ravi Ashwin, also wrote that with Jasprit Bumrah missing the final ODI, it could have been a decent choice if Kuldeep had been opted as an attacking spin option.
“The only defense for not playing Kuldeep usually is that the batting finishes at number 7, wonder how it feels to have Arshdeep at number 8 today! Adding Bumrah’s absence to that, one can only feel bad for Kuldeep. Trust me, this can affect the rhythm and confidence of a bowler,” Ashwin posted on X.
India skipper, Shubman Gill, who attended the post-match press conference, has revealed the main reasons behind Kuldeep not getting a chance in the playing XI throughout the three-match series.
“So the matches that we played prior to this, we had seen the wickets were not offering that much to the spinners. Whenever spinners came into bowl, we felt that we kind of had to go into defensive, whenever the fast bowlers were bowling, it felt like something was happening. And that was the thought process behind not bringing in extra spinner,” Gill said.
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