"Not right to keep one of your match-winners on the bench..." Kuldeep Yadav's coach is furious over snub

Kuldeep Yadav in the first Test in Chattogram [Source: Associated Press]

After being out of the Indian team for a good while, Kuldeep Yadav made a brilliant comeback in the first Test match against Bangladesh. He picked up eight wickets which resulted in a 188 run victory over the hosts. For his phenomenal performance and also contributing a match-saving 40 from the bat, Yadav received the Player of the Match award. 

All seemed good for the spinster, until he was dropped from the squad for the next match. Yadav's coach Kapil Pandey opened up on his feelings about his ward being dropped. 

Kapil Pandey expresses his disappointment 

"We all want Team India to win and that’s the ultimate goal, I completely understand that the captain and coach try and make a combination to help the team win. But then it is not right to keep one of your match-winners on the bench. How long will this continue?"

"No Indian would want the Indian team to lose. But at the same time, a player who has done well in the little chances that he received deserves a longer rope."

"I am no one to comment on the plans of the team management because they have the final say, but definitely Kuldeep would have picked 200 Test wickets by now had he recieved consistent chances. Had he been given a consistent run of games at home against England and New Zealand, he could have picked at least 40 wickets in each series."

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