‘Disappointed but…’, says Kuldeep Yadav as it leaves him out due to injury
India’s chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who returned to the national team after a stellar IPL season this year, was ruled out of the India vs South Africa series due to injury. Kuldeep injured his right hand while batting in the nets last evening. Talking about his injury, Yadav said that he is disappointed but will come back strong.
News – KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav ruled out of #INDvSA series due to injury.
All India Senior Selection Committee has named wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant as captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa @Paytm #INDvSA
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 8, 2022
Kuldeep Yadav wrote, “Disappointed to be ruled out of South Africa’s series due to injury, but I am sure the boys will give their best on the pitch and I am supporting them in every way. I am looking forward to a strong comeback ” Ku app.
The All India Senior Selection Committee has named wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant as captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa.
KL Rahul was “desperate” to miss the series and said that it was hard for him to accept it. He also said that he is looking forward to guiding India for the first time at home.
According to a BCCI statement, Rahul will be ruled out due to a right groin injury, while Yadav will be ruled out of the series after sustaining a right arm injury while batting in the nets tomorrow evening.
India are set to take on South Africa in the first T20I match of the five-match home series at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
Indian Squad: Rishabh Pant (Captain, Wk), Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik