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Disappointed On Exclusion From England Tour Kuldeep Yadav Hoping To Go On Tour Of Sri Lanka

'Disappointed' on exclusion from England tour, Kuldeep Yadav 'hoping' to go on tour of Sri Lanka

India left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has not had a lot of opportunities on the field in recent times and spinners who came behind him in the Indian team have gone on to strengthen their place in the squad.

He was not given an opportunity to play at the Gabba against Australia when he was the only spinner left among the main squad members and the trend continued in the home series against England as well when India preferred to have Axar Patel, Shahbaz Nadeem, and Washington Sundar over him for the three Tests of the series.

Now, he has been excluded from the tour of the United Kingdom where India will play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and a five-match series against England and unsurprisingly, the spinner has expressed his disappointment over the exclusion.

“I am disappointed not to be part of the Indian team because I wanted to go and perform and contribute to the team’s win. These things happen, yes you are sad, but at the same time you are ready to perform in the next opportunity,” Kuldeep told India News.

However, he has not given hope of a quick comeback into the Indian team and hoping to return to the white-ball sides for the tour of Sri Lanka scheduled for next month.

“I didn’t go there (UK), so hopefully I will go to Sri Lanka and get the chance to perform there. Cricket should continue happening, every player is sad when he is not in the team, everyone wants to remain in the team but sometimes the situation is such that you are not part of the team,” Kuldeep added.

India are scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for a T20 and ODI series and it could provide a massive window of opportunity for Kuldeep Yadav to reclaim his position in the Indian dressing room.

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