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Kuldeep Yadav Receives Suggestion From Former KKR Teammate To Retain a Spot In the Test Side After ENG vs IND Series

Amogh Bodas

Kuldeep Yadav has played only 13 Tests since his debut in 2017.

The hangover of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy has started to fade away. India registered a thumping victory in the fifth and final Test at The Oval to level the series 2-2. Mohammed Siraj was the hero for the visitors as he scalped a five-wicket haul in the second innings to send shivers down England’s batting spine. He played all the five Tests, whereas Kuldeep Yadav did not play even one. The hosts needed 70-odd runs with seven wickets in hand, with Joe Root and Harry Brook at the crease. From that point, they somehow lost track and ended up succumbing to India. England’s white-ball skipper threw his wicket away to Akash Deep, and young Jacob Bethell followed him shortly.

Result – t20 – South Mackay
India A Women tour of Australia, T20, 2025
Australia A Women AUSA-W

137/6

India A Women INDA-W

124/5

Australia A Women beat India A Women by 13 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:30 PM IST
Kakinada Kings KNK

Amaravati Royals AMR

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Delhi Premier League , 2025
Purani Delhi 6 PD

186/6

West Delhi Lions WDL

171/8

Purani Delhi 6 won by 15 runs

Toss – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
07 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
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Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
New Delhi Tigers NDT

Purani Delhi 6 PD

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ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

155/6

Cyprus CYP

213/3

Cyprus beat Croatia by 58 runs

Live – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

132/10

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
08 Aug 2025, 12:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
08 Aug 2025, 05:00 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

123/0

London County Cricket LCC

122/7

East Molesey beat London County Cricket by 10 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Kreative Sports XI KSP

106/9

Spencer SPE

136/3

Spencer beat Kreative Sports XI by 30 runs

Live – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Banstead BAN

32/3

CFS Pinnacle Pro CPP

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 08:45 PM IST
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Weybridge WEY

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 02:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 04:30 PM IST
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TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:45 PM IST
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TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:45 PM IST
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TBC TBC

Live – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Sussex SUSS

Kent KENT

228/6

Abandoned – oneday – Neath
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Glamorgan GLAM

Derbyshire DER

Live – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Nottinghamshire NOT

Worcestershire WOR

213/3

Live – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Hampshire HAM

Essex ESS

273/6

Upcoming – oneday – Northampton
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Northamptonshire NOR

Yorkshire YOR

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Surrey SURR

Gloucestershire GLO

Upcoming – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Somerset SOM

Durham DURH

Canceled – t20 – Stockholms län
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Sweden SWE

France FRA

MATCH CANCELLED

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GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
91 Yards Club 91YC

165/7

Navarang Club NVR

149/10

91 Yards Club beat Navarang Club by 16 runs

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GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Nabajyoti Club NAJC

99/7

Gauhati Town Club GTC

156/7

Gauhati Town Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 14 runs (D/L) method

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

91 Yards Club 91YC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Navarang Club NVR

Bud Cricket Club BCC

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 10:15 PM IST
Bihar CC BCC

Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
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08 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

Khan Zalmi Kings KZK

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
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08 Aug 2025, 08:00 PM IST
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CECC CEC-A

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Selangor SEL

Perak PRK

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
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08 Aug 2025, 09:30 AM IST
Johor JOR

Penang PENG

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08 Aug 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Melaka MEL

Kuala Lumpur KLPR

Abandoned – t20 – Bengaluru
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Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

Hubli Tigers Women HTW

Match Abandoned due to rain

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Mysore Warriors Women MWW

98/2

Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

97/5

Mysore Warriors Women beat Mangalore Dragons Women by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 09:45 AM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
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08 Aug 2025, 01:45 PM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
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08 Aug 2025, 01:00 PM IST
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Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

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08 Aug 2025, 05:30 PM IST
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NPL Bears NPB

Live – test – Bulawayo
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, Test, 2025
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63/3

New Zealand NZ

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08 Aug 2025, 08:30 PM IST
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08 Aug 2025, 11:30 PM IST
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Result – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
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143/10

SLC Greens SLGR

144/6

SLC Greens beat SLC Blues by 4 wickets

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08 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
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07 Aug 2025, 11:00 PM IST
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Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
Austria AUST

92/6

Norway NOR

87/10

Austria beat Norway by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
07 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Sweden SWE

France FRA

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
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08 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
France FRA

Norway NOR

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
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Austria AUST

Though the series ended on a high for India, there were several questionable decisions made by the captain and the coach. One of them, was Kuldeep Yadav’s exclusion from the team. The chinaman was benched for all the five Tests and did not get a chance to showcase his skills in the series. Coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Shubman Gill’s selections of the playing XI shouted batting depth. And this is where the left-arm wrist spinner’s chances took a hit.

Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav’s former teammate at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has come up with a suggestion for Kuldeep. He spoke about the coach and captain’s tendency to play with batting depth. Moreover, he also added the the leg-spinner does have loopholes in his batting, which he might have to rectify.

“With all due respect to Kuldeep’s prowess with the ball, he’s got limitations to his batting. That’s going to take a lot of effort from his side”, said Uthappa on his YouTube channel.

A Test Match Draught For Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav’s Test career has been a mystery. He made his Test debut in 2017, and has featured in only 13 Tests so far in his career. The chinaman possesses a high variety of skills and has dismantled batting attacks on multiple occasions. In just 12 Tests, he holds 56 wickets with an average of 22.16. Moreover, his economy is under four and he also has four five-wicket hauls to his name in his brief career in the longest format.

The Indian team went ahead with the likes of Shardul Thakur, Nitish Reddy before settling with Washington Sundar as their option. The all-rounder from Tamil Nadu contributed immensely to India’s victories. However, Kuldeep’s inclusion in the team remained a wish for all the cricket fans and also Gautam Gambhir. Both Gambhir and Gill clearly mentioned that the reason for not picking the left-arm wrist spinner was because they wanted batting depth in the team.

Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan and Abhimanyu Easwaran were the only players who did not get a game in the five-match series. To everyone’s surprise, England is the team against which Kuldeep Yadav has scalped the most number of wickets in Tests. In just six games against the British, he has picked 21 wickets including a five-wicket haul. He has just featured in a solitary Test match in England in 2018, but has no wickets to his name on English soil. It will have to be seen how the Delhi Capitals (DC) youngster finds himself a place in India’s Test XI. It is very evident that he possesses too much of skill to be warming the bench.

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