Zoom News : Dec 23, 2022, 01:47 PM
IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Former veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh, surprised by Kuldeep Yadav not getting a place in the playing XI of the second Test against Bangladesh, feels whether it would be better if the left-arm wrist This spinner did not win the 'player of the match award' or take five wickets.Returning to Test cricket after 22 months, Kuldeep took eight wickets in the first Test match (IND vs BAN 1st Test) against Bangladesh in Chittagong, including five wickets for 40 runs in the first innings. He also made a useful contribution of 40 runs with the bat but was dropped from the squad for the second Test in order to include Saurashtra pacer Jaydev Unadkat in the playing XI.Harbhajan, one of India's greatest spinners, looked very angry with the decision to drop Kuldeep. When asked for his reaction, Harbhajan said in a sarcastic tone, “I think Kuldeep should stop taking five wickets from now on. Who knows, this may give him a chance to play two consecutive Test matches.He said, “The last time he took five wickets against Australia in Sydney (five wickets at 99 runs) in a different condition before the Chittagong Test. He should have been India's number one spinner in overseas conditions but had to wait for more than two years to play a Test. Now he got a chance to play Test again after almost two years and he was again dropped from the team. Will be happy to know the logic behind it.Fast bowler Umesh Yadav and the returning Unadkat took six wickets together but spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also took four wickets, which showed that it was not entirely a pace-friendly pitch.
Some balls of Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan also turned very fast.Harbhajan feels that 'security' has become just a word in Indian cricket.He said, “I do not want to name any player but in the Test structure some players get longer chances, even for five years. In the case of Kuldeep, it seems that the duration of such protection is only five days. If someone is dropped even after taking eight wickets, then how will he feel safe. Can he play fearlessly when the team management has instilled fear in him.
Some balls of Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan also turned very fast.Harbhajan feels that 'security' has become just a word in Indian cricket.He said, “I do not want to name any player but in the Test structure some players get longer chances, even for five years. In the case of Kuldeep, it seems that the duration of such protection is only five days. If someone is dropped even after taking eight wickets, then how will he feel safe. Can he play fearlessly when the team management has instilled fear in him.