Kuldeep Yadav Could Be Picked In The Playing XI Against England

Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav last played a test match for India when India won its first Border-Gavaskar series in Australia - 2018. He picked up 5/99 in the fourth test match at Sydney - his only appearanc

The chinaman bowler has taken 14 wickets in three test matches played in India at an average of 24.29. In all three matches, he was supported by Ashwin and Jadeja at the other end. 

With Jadeja not in the squad, at least for the first two tests, Kuldeep is likely to be the second in command alongside Ashwin. 
England has a strong middle order consisting of the likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler in the batting line up. Kuldeep Yadav has taken 58% of his wickets of the middle-order(4-7) batsman. It suggests that Kuldeep can extract good spin and control with the old ball. His different bowling style gives him an advantage over the English batsman. 

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Given the record and Kuldeep being a regular in the Indian squad, it won't be a surprise to see him in the playing XI for at least the first two tests against England. 

Probable Playing XI Of India (First Test) - Virat Kohli(C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma/ Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav