IND vs AUS: BCCI shockingly removes Kuldeep Yadav from the Indian squad, check why he got dropped

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday released an official statement, saying that they have released Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the squad for the last two T20Is against Australia. The two games will be played on November 6 and 8 in Gold Coast and Brisbane. 

Kuldeep Yadav was dropped from the Indian XI for the third T20I against Australia in Hobart. The spinner was replaced by Washington Sundar in the XI after he had a poor outing with the ball in the second T20I against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. 

The combination that India played in the third T20I against Australia is likely to be there for the rest of the two games. Hence, Kuldeep Yadav has been released from the squad to prepare for the test series against South Africa, starting November 14. 

Indian team management has requested to release Kuldeep Yadav from the ongoing T20I series in Australia to allow him to participate in the India A series against South Africa A - BCCI

Kuldeep will now be playing for India A in the second unofficial test against South Africa. Releasing the official statement, the BCCI stated:  

“The Indian team management has requested to release Kuldeep Yadav from the ongoing T20I series in Australia to allow him to participate in the India A series against South Africa A at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

“The second four-day match starts on 6th November. The decision has been taken to provide Kuldeep with red-ball game time in preparation for the upcoming IDFC First Bank two-match Test series against South Africa.”

India’s updated squad for 4th and 5th T20I: 

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

India A’s updated squad for the 2nd four-day game: 

Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav