With his undefeatable and rare in the continent left-arm chinaman bowling, young spinner Kuldeep Yadav has made a concrete place for himself in the Indian cricket team in a short period of time. Kuldeep was initially a fast bowler but on the perusal of his childhood coach in a cricket academy in Kanpur, he developed himself to become a left-arm wrist spinner, a rare breed of bowlers in India. The Uttar Pradesh-based spinner made his international debut on March 25, 2017, in a Test match against Australia in Dharamsala. Following an impressive Test outing, Kuldeep made his ODI debut on June 23, 2017, facing West Indies at Port of Spain. On the same tour of Caribbean islands, he managed to make his T20I debut on July 9, 2017 at Kingston. He, along with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, charmed the national team selectors with his mystical bowling and replaced experienced spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the squads for the shorter format of cricket.
Read MoreKuldeep talked about his struggles on the field and conceded that he missed the guidance of former Indian captain MS Dhoni from behind the stumps.
Although there haven't been any surprising selections, a few omissions have been questionable and so here are the key takeaways from the squad announcement
Chopra felt that Kuldeep's addition would have proven handy for India given England's struggle against leg-spin, rather than including four finger-spinners in Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar and Axar.
Kuldeep has been struggling in international cricket and has also been benched by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Once a vital cog in India and KKR's attack, the chinaman bowler has struggled recently and he is not a regular in the playing XI.
Kuldeep played only one match in Australia, an ODI, and then played one Test and two ODIs during England's tour of India. He hasn't played a single T20 since the IPL last season, when he played just five matches for KKR.
Kuldeep, a Chinaman bowler, played only one international in Australia, an ODI, and then played one Test and two ODIs during England's tour of India.
The left-arm spinner said he doesn't pay attention to such talks and all his focus is on honing his skills in order to stay ahead of the curve.
Kuldeep, who bowled just a bit more than 12 overs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, was replaced by Washington Sundar in the third Test.
The retired spinner, who played 35 Tests for India, feels the time is running out for Kuldeep and urges the Indian team to rope in a spin consultant to help young spinners.
Axar, who has a ton and 13 half-centuries in First-class cricket, is likely to get a chance to flaunt his batting side when India line up against England at the same venue for the fourth and final Test of the series.
For India, the contemplation will resort to whether having more pacers than spinners or adding more batting depth to the existing lineup with more all-rounders
Kuldeep last played a Test against Australia in Sydney in January 2019. He has since been a part of the Test squad but only warmed the benches.
Washington Sundar will get stiff competition from wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for the third spinner's slot for the 2nd Test against England in Chennai, which starts February 13.
Both, Siraj and Kuldeep are not part of the ongoing first Test between India and England in Chennai.
Kuldeep, a Chinaman bowler, was benched in all four Tests in Australia and has not played a Test for over two years.
Kuldeep feels likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler brings a lot of quality in the English team but they haven't played in India in a long time.
Yadav has been warming the bench for more than three months now but Pathan said he is a unique bowler who would do well in the upcoming Test assignment.
Kuldeep Yadav, who was in India's squad for the recently-concluded Australia tour, also revealed that he initially was angry after switching to spin.
India have picked off-spinner Washington Sundar (one Test), left-arm spinner Axar Patel (no Test) and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav (six Tests) along with veteran off-spinner Ashwin for the first two Tests.
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