On 22 December 2022, team India took on Bangladesh in Mirpur in the second and final match of the ongoing Test series. However, the Men in Blue won the series opener convincingly by a margin of 188 runs. Kuldeep Yadav made an excellent comeback as he won the player of the match award.
He scored vital 40 runs with the bat in the first innings while taking eight wickets with the ball in two innings. So, fans were happy to see him in such a form after a long time. He played in that match for team India after a gap of nearly two years (22 months). But, after the clash, Kuldeep said that he never felt it that way.
Fans were not happy with team India as they dropped Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test
Kuldeep Yadav said: “Kahne ke liye toh do saal hain par mujhe kabhi feel hi nahi hua (It might be nearly two years (22 months) but I never felt it that way. If I wouldn’t play any cricket post-injury, then it's a struggle. But for the last year, I have been continuously playing white-ball cricket and also played red-ball series against New Zealand (A series). I bowled long spells in that series. If you are with the team (national), then you don’t feel that pressure.”
However, during the second Test, KL Rahul came out for the toss and lost it. Bangladesh opted to bat first. But, thee, Rahul confirmed that Kuldeep Yadav has been dropped from the playing XI as Jaydev Unadkat replaced him. It was a huge moment for the pacer as he got a chance to play for team India in a Test match after making a debut 12 years ago. Meanwhile, fans were not happy to see Kuldeep Yadav out of the playing XI despite such a match-winning contribution with both the bat and the ball in the last match.
Here is how fans have reacted to the exclusion of Kuldeep Yadav while Jaydev Undakat made a comeback:
Maut aajaye kuldeep yadav jaisi kismat na aaye pic.twitter.com/FYpEL490j6
— Not.so.Cool🤡 (@b_kul25) December 22, 2022
@BCCI Why was Axar Patel not dropped instead of Kuldeep Yadav? Why you and your team management playing with careers of cricketer who deserve to be in team?
— todpoint (@todpoint4) December 22, 2022
Quite absurd to drop Kuldeep Yadav #INDvBAN
— Manish Singhal (@manish_saarthi) December 22, 2022
@SonySportsNetwk jaydev unadkat ko Australia ke khilaf chance dena chahiye kya
— ROCKSTAR (@SanjivVerm) December 22, 2022
Jaydev unadkat is playing his farewell match straight after his debut match in 2010.🫡🫡😄😂.
— saurav764 (@saurav764) December 22, 2022
Maiden test wicket for Jaydev Unadkat 🥳🔥💯 pic.twitter.com/MTHCDDkwI2
— Kaushik 🇮🇳 (@the_memer_kid_) December 22, 2022
1st test wicket for Jaydev Unadkat #INDvBAN
— Aditya (@CAA_256) December 22, 2022
Why Kuldeep yadav is out ?
— AJAY KUMAR (@ps_ajay) December 22, 2022
Boycott this series