Former India seamer Ajit Agarkar feels Kuldeep Yadav has been treated unjustly given his lack of game time in T20 cricket. Kuldeep is supposed to be in action in the upcoming short-overs series against Sri Lanka.
The left-arm chinaman bowler last served India in a T20I game in January 2020. Since then, Kuldeep Yadav has failed to make his mark in the most concise format, with the spinner hardly featuring for his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders also.
Speaking in a recent virtual communication, Ajit Agarkar believes the spin bowling benefit is a bit of a worry for Team India going into the T20 World Cup.
“Sometimes I feel that it was a little bit unfair on him (Kuldeep Yadav) to miss out on series. But he needs to get his confidence back and start bowling well. Both he and Chahal know there are guys behind them and if you have competition, the team will do well. Spin has been a little bit of a worry for India, especially after Chahal and Kuldeep stopped playing together. But there are players like Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy and if those guys can do well, it will give more options to Virat Kohli.”
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Kuldeep Yadav last performed for India in the ODI series against England in March. The 26-year-old has a destructive outing, returning figures of 0-152 in his 19 overs over the course of 2 matches.
“These performances won’t go unnoticed”- Ajit Agarkar sees a chance for players to make their case for the T20 World Cup
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With India’s squad is currently in England for the Test series against the hosts, the Men in Blue have picked a much different side for the Sri Lanka series. However, Ajit Agarkar believes players can make their case to be in the T20 World Cup squad if they perform well against Sri Lanka.
“The T20 World Cup is not too far away, so it is a good opportunity for the guys to put pressure on players who are already in the team to make their case. These performances won’t get unnoticed.”