IND vs BAN Kanpur Test: The Indian cricket team is to play the second test match against Bangladesh at Green Park Kanpur. Team India, which won the first test match played in Chennai by a huge margin of 280 runs, is eyeing a clean sweep of the two test match series by 2-0. However, the shadow of rain is also looming over this test match which is to start on Friday.
In Chennai, the Indian team came on the field with three fast bowlers but in Kanpur, changes can be made in the Indian team and the team can come with three spinners. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are sure to play and in such a situation, Team India captain Rohit Sharma can give Kuldeep Yadav a chance as the third spinner. Kuldeep, a resident of Kanpur, is a local hero here and it is believed that his wait to play a Test match at home may end this time.
Kuldeep has not been able to play on home ground yet
Kuldeep Yadav, a chinaman bowler from Kanpur, made his Test debut for India against Australia in Dharamsala on 25 March 2017. Kuldeep Yadav has not yet got a chance to play any international match on his home ground. Kuldeep, who has played 12 Test matches during his career, has played 8 Test matches on various grounds in India so far. After seven years, Kuldeep’s dream of playing a Test on his home ground may come true during the Test match against Bangladesh.
However, whenever Kuldeep has got a chance to play a Test match, he has definitely proved himself. Kuldeep played his last Test match in March this year against England in which he took a total of seven wickets including five wickets in an innings. Kuldeep has taken 53 wickets in 12 Test matches so far.
Green Park pitch will be helpful for spinners
Green Park’s pitch curator Shivkumar says that the number 6 pitch has been selected for the test match starting on Friday. Indian batsmen will not face much difficulty on this pitch and spinners are expected to get help in the last three days. There will not be much for fast bowlers to do on this ground.
In such a situation, it was expected that Team India would field three spinners. In Chennai, the Indian team fielded three fast bowlers but in Kanpur, it is believed that Kuldeep will get a chance in place of Siraj.
There may be an advantage in playing Kuldeep
It is expected that the Indian team will benefit a lot by playing Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep’s record on the home ground has been quite good and he has taken 35 wickets in eight Test matches. He has shown the feat of taking five wickets in an innings twice on the grounds of the country.
Another notable thing is that the Indian team has won all the Test matches played by Kuldeep on home grounds. There were two series in which the Indian team seemed to be in trouble but later the Indian team managed to win the series.
Kuldeep’s brilliant performance against Bangladesh
Kuldeep Yadav has played only one Test match against Bangladesh so far and during this he took eight wickets. During this Test match played in Chittagong in December 2022, Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets in the first innings and three wickets in the second innings. The Indian team won this match by 188 runs and Kuldeep was adjudged the Player of the Match.
Kuldeep Yadav’s claim has been strengthened due to the pitch of Green Park Stadium in Kanpur being favorable for spinners. 6 spinners are included in the top 7 bowlers who have taken the most wickets on this ground. For this reason, it is believed that Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma can show confidence in Kuldeep Yadav. Cricket fans of Kanpur have also been waiting to see Kuldeep Yadav play for a long time.
