EXPLAINED: Why Kuldeep Yadav Was Not Selected In India Squad For Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Kuldeep Yadav was selected in the squad for all the recent Test Series that India were involved in, be it against Bangladesh or New Zealand. However, an injury issue has led to him not being selected for the all-important tour to Australia. According to the BCCI, Kuldeep will be reporting to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru after the New Zealand series for the long-term resolution of a right groin issue that has been troubling him.

India are set to face their biggest Test in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle when they travel to Australia to take on the reigning WTC champions in a five-match Test Series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The squad for the much-awaited series has finally been announced and while there have been certain additions, some key players are also missing out. One of the big names missing from the squad is none other than Kuldeep Yadav Why Kuldeep Yadav Was Not Selected For Border-Gavaskar Trophy? Kuldeep Yadav was selected in the squad for all the recent Test Series that India were involved in, be it against Bangladesh or New Zealand.

However, an injury issue has led to him not being selected for the all-important tour to Australia. According to the BCCI, Kuldeep will be reporting to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru after the New Zealand series for the long-term resolution of a right groin issue that has been troubling him. Washington Sundar Included In Squad For Border-Gavaskar Trophy The exclusion of Kuldeep Yadav from the squad for the tour to Australia has also facilitated the entry of Washinton Sundar.

Sundar returned to Test Cricket after three years in the second Test vs New Zealand and made an instant impact. He stole the show picking up seven wickets in the first innings, and four in the second, thus taking a 10-wicket haul on his comeback. His performance powered him to be selected in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy alongside lead spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

India Squad For Border-Gavaskar TrophyRohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, Sports and around the world.

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