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Kuldeep Yadav Should Work On His Skills : Saba Karim

Kuldeep Yadav, five-for

Kuldeep Yadav has been battling inconsistent form, which has been the reason behind his limited appearances for India lately. It is the primary reason for the left-arm spinner who picked up a five-wicket haul in his maiden Test tour of Australia, did not play a single Test in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite being part of the squad. He played only the third inconsequential ODI where he picked a solitary wicket.

With senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin injured and Ravindra Jadeja already ruled out, the opportunity was available for India to include Kuldeep Yadav for the fourth Test in Brisbane, but instead, the management decided to hand a debut to Washington Sundar.

Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Kuldeep Yadav Who Last Played A Test 2 Years Ago And T20I 1 Year Ago Should Be Patient And Work Hard On Skills: Saba Karim

Despite senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin injured and Ravindra Jadeja already ruled out, the management decided to hand a debut to back up net spinner Washington Sundar instead of Kuldeep Yadav who was in the squad.

It’s been over two years since Kuldeep Yadav last played a Test for India and a year since he last played for India in a T20I match. With the chips down, Kuldeep Yadav has received a piece of advice from Saba Karim, the former India wicketkeeper, who feels that besides being patient, the wrist-spinner should use this time to work on his batting.

“Be patient; work on your skills; keep working very hard. Keep enhancing your skill not only as a bowler but also a batsman. This is a time when you can work on your batting skills. Have a very strong presence in the dressing room. Always be there to help your colleagues,” Karim told SportsKeeda in an interview.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (Image Credit: Google)

“At some point you won’t do well, and that’s the time you reflect and gain experience so that you don’t repeat those errors in future.”

Notably, India head coach Ravi Shastri had backed Kuldeep Yadav as the number one spinner in overseas Tests following India’s historic 2-1 series win in Australia in 2018-2019. Surprisingly, Kuldeep Yadav has not played Test cricket since then. He ended the recent 2020/21 Australia tour with just one ODI and one practice game in Sydney. He picked 1 wicket conceding 57 runs in Canberra ODI and went wicketless in Tour game against Australia A.

Kuldeep Yadav Should Upheld Team Spirit: Saba Karim

Saba Karim urged spinner Kuldeep Yadav not to lose heart as he believes tough times such as these can help a player learn plenty.

“Team spirit is when a player who is sitting out still prays for his competitor who goes out to play for his team. That’s the real definition of team spirit,” Karim, who played 34 ODIs and one Test for India, added.

Saba Karim.
Saba Karim. Photo Credit: Twitter.

“I have noticed on many occasions while playing first-class cricket that the player who sits out is not in a very happy frame of mind. He is waiting to get back on to the field to replace the player who is playing in place of him.”

Kuldeep Yadav has played 6 Tests, 61 ODIs and 21 T20Is where he picked 24, 105 and 39 wickets respectively. His last Test was in January 2019 at Sydney against Australia, while his last T20I was against Sri Lanka in January 2020. He has an impressive average of 13.76 in T20Is though.

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