'Gautam Gambhir wants to break Kuldeep Yadav’s spirit': India coach blasted for 'ridiculous' Oval Test selection call
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The Indian Cricket fans have been left fuming at the Indian management and the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir for not picking Kuldeep Yadav in all five Tests India played against England on their soil.
The coach, as well as the new Indian skipper, have reasoned on several occasions that Kuldeep Yadav is wanted by them in the team as well; however, the inconsistent tracks of England are pushing them to look for more credible batting options.
Kuldeep Yadav ends England tour without a single field appearance
Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav was part of India's squad that travelled to England for the five-match Test series; however, he did not feature in any of the matches. Every time after a Test, it looked like Kuldeep deserved a comeback into the playing 11, but it ended in only disappointment for the chinaman.
Unlike other spinners like Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, Kuldeep is a more genuine spinner of the red ball, as he often relies on flighted and slower deliveries.
Likely, the Indian management did not find a pitch suitable for him to feature, but the cricket pundits, as well as ICT fans, repeatedly wanted him on the side, as they believed he could be a threat to the over-aggressive English batters.
However, that was not the plan for the Indian management, Gautam Gambhir, Morne Morkel, and Shubman Gill; hence, Kuldeep returns without playing a single game.
Three Players in the Indian camp return without playing a single game
Just like Kuldeep, two more players who seemed to have deserved at least one chance in the Indian lineup were Arshdeep Singh and Abhimanyu Easwaran. They have also not featured in a single game.
India tried all of their pace bowling options in the series and played with several combinations, but did not consider bringing in Arshdeep Singh, the only left-arm pacer in the side, who could bring out a new variety to the Indian pace attack.
On the other hand, Abhimanyu Easwaran, the opening batter who has played years of successful cricket in the domestic seasons in India, has been part of the Indian team since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in 2024/25.
Waiting since then, Easwaran is yet to get a playing 11 cap for the Indian team. Despite having a lack of players for the no. 3 spot, India did not choose to hand Abhimanyu Easwaran his debut cap.
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Twitter Reacts to Kuldeep Yadav's Oval Test snub
Nice Vacation for Kuldeep Yadav sponsored by BCCI #KuldeepYadav #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/MKOND1uawE
— Ghostly Cricket (@CricketGhostly) July 31, 2025
Kuldeep Yadav is likely to play the 6th Test vs England https://t.co/7m7sjIQcFA pic.twitter.com/WcRUM4EHts
— AdityaRRaj (@RR_for_LIFE) July 31, 2025
The entire tour everyone kept asking for Kuldeep to play but he didn't feature in even 1 test. baffling
— Annurag P Rekhi (@Dravidict) July 31, 2025
WHAT A SELECTION WOW.....THEY COULD HAVE GOT THE LAST MATCH ...MAN ...WHAT A SHAME 🙏
— Unapologetic (@unapologeti_x) July 31, 2025
Team India chances for the 5th Test at the oval:
— MANU. (@IMManu_18) July 31, 2025
- Pant,Bumrah, Kamboj & Shardul Thakur out.
- Karun Nair, Akash Deep Prasidh Krishna & Dhruv Jurel in.
- kuldeep yadav, Abhimanyu Esawaran & Arshdeep Singh didn't play
- It's Gautam Gambhir & Gill Era
pic.twitter.com/fHwtxIANES
Arshdeep Singh और kuldeep yadav
— Ajit Yadav (@AjitYad58260282) July 31, 2025
को आज भी मौका नहीं मिला है 😡😡#INDVsENGLive #TeamIndia #indvseng5thtest pic.twitter.com/Y5vDCvEzYZ
Kuldeep yadav puri series England mein🫥 https://t.co/1mrgjM5BVH pic.twitter.com/TZ5CmWKQHI
— Arpit Gupta (@Maa_da_laad1a) July 31, 2025
Why is Kuldeep Yadav not playing? If you have taken him at least one opportunity should have been given to him. This is absolutely ridiculous. It appears Gambhir has something against him & wants to break his spirit.
— Sab Changa Si (सरफरोशी की तमन्ना अब दिल में है) (@philpjg) July 31, 2025
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