Ex-India Star Disappointed for 'Unlucky' Kuldeep Yadav as He Sits on the Bench in Home Test Match

Team India is currently in action against Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Crucial points are on the line as the Men in Blue will aim to keep their stronghold in the top position of the World Test Championship Standings. One of Team India's players is a local star Kuldeep Yadav is a part of the Kanpur Test squad. While he was with the team, the wrist spinner wasn't picked in the Playing squad for India, raising questions among the fans. A former Team India cricketer also raised the issue over social media.

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IND vs BAN: Ex-India Star Disappointed Over Kuldeep Yadav’s Exclusion in Kanpur Test

There was a lot of buzz ahead of the Kanpur Test regarding the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav. The Team India wrist spinner is a Kanpur native, and the Green Park Stadium has been his home turf. But during the match toss, Skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that the Playing XI remains unchanged, meaning that Kuldeep will not be a part of the play. Spinners have had successful outings at Green Park Stadium in the past, and Kuldeep Yadav is intimately familiar with the venue.

Former India star Wasim Jaffer expressed his disappointment with Yadav's exclusion, stating that he was unlucky to bot be able perform in front of his home crowd.

"Understand the logic behind keeping the same team still can't help but feel for [Kuldep Yadav]. Unlucky to be missing out on playing in front of his home crowd," Wasim Jaffer tweeted on 'X', Formerly Twitter.

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Why Was Kuldeep Yadav Excluded From Team India’s Playing XI?

Historically, the Green Park track favors the spin bowlers, a place where Kuldeep Yadav could have excelled. But it looks like the pitch was the primary factor for Rohit and the selectors to opt for the same playing XI from the Chennai Test. As per Murali Karthik's pitch report, the pitch has been historically slow. However, he also observed that the surface had enough straw-colored grass, indicating that the overcast conditions had contributed to the movement of the surface. Given the surface and the overcast situations, they chose to opt for the same XI.