Delhi: Indian Cricket Team is currently on a tour of England. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India is playing a 5 -match Test series on the land of England. After the first 3 matches of this Test series, the host English team is leading 2–1. From here, now Team India will have to do something special to return to the series.

The fourth Test match of the series will be played in Manchester from July 23

India suffered a 22 -run defeat in the third Test match of the series played at the historic ground in Lord’s recently. After this defeat, now Team India is going to come down with the intention of returning to the fourth Test match. The fourth match of the Test series between India and England is going to start from July 23 at the Old Trafford Ground in Manchester.

Should Kuldeep Yadav give a chance in Manchester?

The playing-11 is expected to change for the fourth Test match of this Test series against England. Where, some changes can be seen. In the first three Tests played so far, the Indian team management has not given a chance to Chinaman spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav. In such a situation, a big question is whether it is time to give Kuldeep Yadav a chance in playing-11 in the fourth Test match to be held in Manchester?

Should this star spin bowler be included in the playing-11 in the Test match to be held at Old Trefferd? This is a question whose answer is quite difficult. So let’s know in this article, do Kuldeep Yadav really deserve a chance in the next Test match or not?

Kuldeep has not yet got a chance in the series

30 -year -old Rist leg spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav (Kuldeep Yadav) of the Indian cricket team has got very few opportunities in Test cricket so far. He made his debut for Team India about 8 years ago. But he has been able to play only 13 Test matches in a Test career of about 8 years. While the tremendous pair of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav has to heat the seat of Dug out continuously. Where, he continued to wait for the opportunity. However, they have got counting opportunities.

Kuldeep Yadav has taken 56 wickets in his 13 Test matches played so far at an average of 22.16. He last bowled for Team India from the red ball against New Zealand in October 2024. After this, for 9 months, he is again waiting for bowling in the Test. But, they have not got that chance. During the fourth Test in Manchester in Team India, many cricket experts are talking about giving a chance.

Kuldeep will not be able to be set in playing-11

In the first 3 Test match played so far on this tour of England, where Ravindra Jadeja has played all three Tests. So at the same time, Washington Sundar was also included to support him in the second and third Tests. However, Kuldeep Yadav was ignored. Now if it comes to inclusion of Kuldeep in playing-11 in Old Treffer, it seems very difficult. Because Jadeja and Sundar have not done so much wrong.

For Team India, 3 proper fast bowlers will be required for Team India, as well as an all-rounder in the form of Nitish Reddy, who gives the option of pace bowling. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar have done well with spin bowling, as well as contributing significantly with batting. In such a situation, Kuldeep Yadav is not getting fit in the combination of playing-11.

Kuldeep has no special performance in England

Now the talk of bowling performance in Kuldeep Yadav’s pace bowling condition, he has been able to play only 1 Test match in England so far and he has got only 1 wicket in it. Kuldeep Yadav has also played a Test in Australia, in which he has taken 6 wickets. But, at the same time, he has not been able to play any matches in New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies. It is clear that he does not even have a special experience of the wicket with pace and bounce. In such a situation, giving Kuldeep Yadav a chance in Manchester can be considered a big risk.