Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav has officially been released from the Indian T20I squad touring Australia to head back home and start preparing for the Test series against South Africa, starting on November 14 in Kolkata.
According to a statement from the BCCI, the release came following a request from the Indian team management. Kuldeep had featured in one of the three ODIs and the first two T20Is of the Australia series but was rested for the third T20I in Hobart, where Washington Sundar replaced him.
Kuldeep Yadav Joins India A Squad for South Africa A Series
Upon his return, Kuldeep Yadav has been added to the India A squad for the second four-day match against South Africa A, starting November 6 at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
India A won the first game of the series, courtesy a fine 90-run innings from Rishabh Pant, who led the team successfully in a chase of 275 runs.
BCCI Confirms Kuldeep’s Inclusion in India A Setup
BCCI confirmed the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav in the India A team as a means to acclimatize him into longer formats of the game with the South Africa Tests in mind. This strategical move underlines India’s intention to work on their bowling attack in preparation for the red-ball challenge.
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India’s Upcoming Fixtures
4th T20I vs Australia – November 6, Carrara
5th T20I vs Australia – November 8, Brisbane
1st Test vs South Africa – November 14, Kolkata
Updated Squads
India Squad for Last Two T20Is vs Australia
Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vc), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
India A Squad for Second Four-Day Game vs South Africa A Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sai Sudharsan (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav.
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