Kuldeep Yadav: The Test series between India and Sri Lanka is set to begin on August 15th. This two-match series will be crucial for Team India in terms of the World Test Championship 2025-27. Team India’s squad for the Sri Lanka tour has been announced, and now all eyes are on the team combination. Despite being in the team, Kuldeep Yadav doesn’t get consistent playing opportunities. He was ignored even during the England tour, while Kuldeep created a stir in the Royal London One Day Cup. Regarding this, former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta has slammed Gambhir and Agarkar without naming them.
“Those who make the team don’t look at Kuldeep’s performance”
Deep Dasgupta discussed the Sri Lanka tour on his YouTube channel. He believes Kuldeep Yadav should be given a chance because he has consistently performed well. He used the term “team makers” to target Gambhir and Gill. He said, “Kuldeep Yadav should definitely play. I’m talking about four spinners.” You’ll definitely go with three spinners. I saw him in England, and many people have seen him perform well. The disappointing thing is that the people who make the team don’t see his performance. That’s a different matter.
Expressed Satisfaction with Team Selection
Deep Dasgupta seemed very happy with the selectors’ decision. He liked the team combination. He said, “I think this is a good squad. There are fewer fast bowlers and more spinners, depending on the conditions. I think this is a good opportunity to go with four spinners. This has happened against Sri Lanka before.” It’s important to have more spinners in the squad.
Team India’s squad for the Sri Lanka tour
Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sai Sudarshan*, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Jasprit Bumrah*, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnur Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain.