New Delhi, November 3 (Udaipur Kiran) — Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been released from the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia after the third game. The team management decided to free him from the T20I squad so he can join the India A side for the upcoming four-day match against South Africa A, starting November 6 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Kuldeep, who did not feature in any of the first three T20Is, will now focus on red-ball preparation ahead of the two-match Test series against South Africa scheduled later this year.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the development through its official account on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), stating that the move aims to help Kuldeep gain match practice with the red ball before the crucial Test series.
Updated India T20I Squad (for 4th & 5th T20Is):
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
Updated India A Squad (for 2nd Four-Day Match vs South Africa A):
Rishabh Pant (Captain & Wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Sai Sudharsan (Vice-Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav.
Kuldeep’s inclusion in the India A squad will help him adjust to longer-format demands and regain rhythm with the red ball after limited opportunities in white-ball cricket.
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