Former Indian cricket Deep Dasgupta explained why the star Spinner Kuldeep Yadav did not play the only test match in England. Kuldeep, the only wrist in the Indian team, did not get a game in a test series of five matches, although the playground, which had barely no grass on the tour.
Kuldeep’s exclusion raised many questions, especially because England regularly scored 350+ sums. When he asked during the series, the Indian Think tank claimed that, including Kuldeep, the party’s balance.
When he spoke of X, Kricet-Parked-Analytic Dasgupt revealed that he was interviewed with Gautam Gambhir and Indian team leadership and was satisfied with the explanation they provided.
Dasgupta said that the main problem against England was their ability to score rapidly, which meant India needed 350-400 runs to stay in the game. This requirement made it difficult to include Kuldeep in the assembly.
He also added that India could play Kuldeep if the lower order contributed more in the first test in Headingley. Given the failure of Sai Sudharsan, Karuna Naira and Tailenders in this game, the leadership remained concerned about playing another spinner.
“I disagreed tactically with a few gambhir things. In this series India detonated until 8 years. I had a long chat with Gambhir and team leadership explained that she needed a longer launch line against England. O X.
“If Karun, Sai or the dough with the lower end scored in the first test in Headingley, maybe we could see the Yadav Kuldeep in England. So, I understand,” he added.
Dasgupta also considered the management of Jasprit Bumrah’s workload. Former Wicketkeeper said Bumrah does not play all matches in the test series should not become the norm. He claimed that each player should be declared fit or unfit, instead of planning only certain games.
“Jasprit Bumrah is the best pitcher in the world, across the formats. But the whole problem with workload management, I don’t think it helps the team. Either fit or not fit. It’s not a fair team and not a fair team.
To put things in context, Bumrah and Indian team at the beginning of the series explained that Pacer would only play three matches. Bumrah returned to the cricket during the Premier League Indian after the release of a three -month injury. He suffered injuries during Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, where he bowed to a high workload.
The decision not to play Bumrah in all tests came from the BCCI medical team who wanted to avoid the risk of further injury.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
August 7, 2025
Tune
