Kuldeep Yadav in Ranji Trophy: Star leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was last seen playing for India in October 2024. He was part of the team in the first Test against New Zealand and never returned to the field.
Kuldeep Yadav Joins Uttar Pradesh for Ranji Trophy
He was once the preferred spinner across all formats after Yuzvendra Chahal was dropped from the squad, so Kuldeep was eager to make a comeback to the Indian team. On the other hand, he suffered a groin injury after the New Zealand Test and missed enough time to recover.
However, he was included in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad and the Indian squad for the ODI series against England. The spinner recently informed about his health improvement and has been included in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) squad for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match against Madhya Pradesh (MP) at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore starting January 30.
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Kuldeep Thanks NCA for Helping in Recovery
It takes a team to recover. Kudos to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and their team for all the work behind the scenes,โ Kuldeep wrote on X.
It is worth noting that Uttar Pradesh and MP have crashed out of the quarter-final qualifiers. This match will give Kuldeep a great opportunity to test. His bowling after the surgery and preparing for the match ahead of the England series.
He will lead the spin attack against the touring England and was an integral part of Indiaโs last two ICC tournaments, the World Cup 2023 and the T20 World Cup 2024.
Uttar Pradesh Squad:
Aryan Juyal (c/wk), Karan Sharma, Abhishek Goswami, Madhav Kaushik, Priyam Garg, Rituraj Sharma, Aditya Sharma (wk), Shivam Mavi, Saurabh Kumar, Shivam Sharma, Kritigya Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar, Atal Bihari Rai, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Zeeshan Deepika, Karya Kumari Ansari, Karya Kumari, Grunty Kumar Singh Yadav.
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