Former Indian cricket R Ashwin killed Indian team leadership for not using Kuldeep Yadav during the test series, and excluded shock from his elimination from the fourth test in Manchester despite the injuries of key superpowers such as Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh.
Ashwin, when he was talking on his YouTube channel, challenged the obsession of the team with a depth of tibration and claimed that the preference for lower orders passed through the real abilities of the goal strategically strategically.
He stressed that the modern game is already rewarding another 20-30 tails, because the playgrounds flattened and the bowling firepower is essential. Kuldeep’s omission, although it is fit and in shape, reflected the poor priority in the selection of the team.
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“If someone told me that Kuldeep Yadav would not play any role in the first four tests, I would be very surprised. Unfortunately, it is our obsession with batting and looking for the 20-30 other runs. You want to get help from the field,” Ashwin said.
“I blow my head”
Ashwin challenged the Indian strategy of playing Sharduula Thakura, who got on day 2. On the day only five overs in which he admitted 35 runs. Ashwin expressed frustration from ignoring Kuldeep in such a settings, especially when the pitchors like Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar contribute significantly over the bat.
Ashwin, who left the international cricket last December, claimed that India’s unwillingness to choose an attacking pitch, such as Kuldeep, although the depth of the batting is already strong, resists logic.
“If you only plan to give Sharduula Thakura this much exceeding and expect 20-30 runs. I love Sharduula Thakura, I like it, but if it’s a point of use, why can’t you consider Kuldeep Yadav?
England is in the commanding position in the Manchester test because they only trace 133 runs and respond to 358 India in the first shifts.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
July 25, 2025
