The Indian cricket team is taking on their neighbors Bangladesh at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. However, when Rohit Sharma came up for the toss and announced his playing XI, one major name was missing: chinaman Kuldeep Yadav. But why is India’s premier spinner Kuldeep Yadav not playing today? He has been considered one of the best spinners in India, and the Chennai pitch usually offers rank turners that help spinners.
Why Kuldeep Yadav is not playing today?
One possible reason could be the decision to use red soil on the Chennai surface, which means it will help the pacers more. Also, the cloudy weather in Chennai may also have influenced this decision. India is going with three pacers and two spinners this time, with R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as the first two spinners, while Jasprit Bumrah is included in the pace attack.
India playing XI vs Bangladesh
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh playing XI vs India
Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed
