Bumrah, Kuldeep find place in Champions Trophy squad; Siraj misses out
Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in India’s provisional 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE.
Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in India’s provisional 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE.
29-year-old has been travelling with the side for all the matches, and as of now, it seems highly unlikely that he will participate in DC's upcoming contest against fellow strugglers Mumbai Indians on Sunday. There is no confirmation yet on when he will be ready to play again.
Electing to bat first, Crawley and Ben Duckett had to withstand some outstanding swing bowling from a returning Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj asking tough questions constantly.
England had a first-innings lead of 46, but Ashwin wreaked havoc with the new ball to pick his 35th five-wicket haul in Tests via a splendid 5-51.
South Africa has always been special for the Uttar Pradesh left-arm wrist spinner, who bagged 17 wickets in the ODI series back in 2018.
The first T20I match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 6 December.
30-year-old Nadeem holds the experience of 110 First-class matches with 424 wickets to his name, whereas in 106 List A matches, the bowler has claimed 145 wickets.
'This is a good team but Virat needs to bring back the wrist spinners into this format,' said Ganguly.
Kuldeep was part of the India A side for the second unofficial Test against South Africa A, which ended in a draw in Mysore on Friday.
Kuldeep Yadav, who made his debut in June 2017 against the West Indies in Trinidad, is on the verge of creating another record. With 96 wickets in 53 ODIs, the 24-year-old is just four short of the 100-wicket milestone.
