Why Kuldeep Yadav did not get a place in the team for India-Australia test series, big reason revealed
India vs Australia Test Series 2024-25: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (October 25) announced the 18-member Indian cricket team for the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The series will start from November 22 in Perth, after which matches will be played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Apart from Mohammed Shami and Akshar Patel, there is another big name in the team, which is test series For Indian team Didn't get a place in the list, that is Kuldeep Yadav.
Left arm spinner Kuldeep continues against New Zealand test series Played in the first match of. But in the second test, Washington Sundar was included in the playing eleven in his place.
BCCI has also given the reason for not selecting Kuldeep for the Australia tour.
BCCI said in its statement, “Kuldeep Yadav was not available for selection for the Australia tour as he was referred to the BCCI Center of Excellence for long-term resolution of a chronic problem in his left groin after the end of the ongoing Test series against New Zealand.” Will go.
Kuldeep had taken 3 wickets in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand. Which includes the important wicket of Rachin Ravindra, who scored a century.
Whereas Mohammed Shami and Akshar Patel are also not included in the team. Shami last played for India in the ODI World Cup in November 2023. Shami could not fully recover from the ankle and now knee injuries. Akshar has been selected for the four-match T20 International series against South Africa from next month.
Indian team for test series against Australia
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
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