IND vs BAN: If there was an impact player rule, Kuldeep Yadav would have been given a chance, KL Rahul said on dropping the chinaman bowler

KL Rahul on Dropping Kuldeep Yadav: Team India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul admitted that he missed Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test against Bangladesh (IND vs BAN 2nd Test), but dropped him for an additional fast bowler. He has no regrets about his decision. He said that team selection in Test cricket is done over five days and he felt that playing three fast bowlers according to the conditions was the right decision. He also said that if there was an impact player rule in Test cricket like the Indian Premier League (IPL), he would have played the chinaman bowler in the second innings.

37 wickets fell in the Dhaka Test. Out of these 36 wickets were taken by the bowlers. Only 11 wickets were taken by the fast bowlers and 25 wickets were taken by the spinners. In the fourth innings, with the help of three spinners, the Bangladesh team fought a great fight against Team India on the target of 145 runs. There was a lot of debate in the first innings over the dropping of Kuldeep Yadav, who was the player of the match in the last Test, from the playing 11. The debate intensified in the second innings.

KL Rahul’s statement regarding Kuldeep Yadav (KL Rahul on Kuldeep Yadav)

After Team India’s three-wicket win in the Dhaka Test, KL Rahul was questioned about not feeding Kuldeep Yadav. He said, “If there was an impact player rule like in IPL, I would have played Kuldeep Yadav in the second innings. He won us the first Test so not playing him was a tough decision. Looking at the pitch on the first day, we felt that there would be assistance for both fast bowlers and spin bowlers. Keeping this in mind, we wanted to field a balanced team.”

Team India missed Kuldeep Yadav in the second innings (Team India missed Kuldeep Yadav in Second inning)

Team India missed Kuldeep Yadav in the second innings of the Dhaka Test. Bangladesh’s score was 70 for four at one stage, but in the end they managed to score 231 runs. Kuldeep Yadav made a spectacular comeback to Test cricket after 22 months, taking eight wickets in the first match against Bangladesh. Apart from this, a fighting inning of 40 runs was also played.