-Vinay Kumar
In the first match of the 2-match Test series between India and Bangladesh, Team India defeated Bangladesh by a huge margin of 188 runs. Now the second match is to be played in Mirpur from Thursday, 22 to 26 December. Due to the excellent performance, it does not seem that the captain of the team, KL Rahul (KL Rahul Captain BAN vs IND Test Series, 2022) will make any change in his playing eleven for the last match of the series and Co. for the second Test match. In the first Test match of the series played in Chittagong, along with the batsmen, the bowlers also performed well. In such a situation, Saurabh Kumar hardly gets a chance in this series.
Significantly, in the first match, Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel had performed tremendously. Kuldeep took 8 wickets in the first match and also scored 40 runs. And, Axar Patel took 5 wickets in that match, taking 1 wicket in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings. Saurabh Kumar is also a left arm spinner, but Akshar Patel also plays the role of an all-rounder. Because of this, it seems difficult for Saurabh Kumar to be included in the playing XI of the next match as well.
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Remind you that Saurabh Kumar had performed well in the recently played 2-match Test series between India-A vs Bangladesh-A. He took a total of 15 wickets in 2 Test matches. He played a big role in helping India win the second match of the series. This brilliant performance played a key role. Looking at Saurabh’s performance, he was included in the team for the tour of Bangladesh.
Chinaman spinner Kuldeep returned to Test cricket after 2 years and on his return took 5 wickets in the first innings of the match played in Chittagong. At the same time, Akshar Patel is also in good form. He has taken 44 wickets in the last 7 Test matches so far. And, when it comes to spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin is the first choice. Because of this Saurabh Kumar finds it difficult to play in the next match.