Ever since the 2019 World Cup concluded Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal never played together for the Indian team in any format. With the rise of Jadeja as an all-rounder across the format has forced the duo not to settle in the lineup.
Legn spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has now stated that the duo can’t be together only because Hardik was out of his bowling form and Jadeja’s brilliance in all-round department.
“When Kuldeep Yadav and I used to play, Hardik Pandya was also there and he would bowl. In 2018, Hardik Pandya got injured and Ravindra Jadeja made a comeback (in white-ball cricket) as an all-rounder, the one who could also bat at number 7. Unfortunately, he is a spinner. We could have played together if he was a medium pacer. It was the demand of the team,” Chahal told Sports Tak in an interview.
Ravindra Jadeja has been consistently performing for India not just with the bat but also with the ball in all three formats and since then Chahal and Kuldeep were also not in the top of their form with the ball.
“Kuldeep and I played 50-50 matches in any series. Sometimes, he would play 3 matches of a five-match series, sometimes I would get the chance. The team combination is needed, 11 players make a team and ‘Kul-cha’ was not making it. We were there till Hardik was there, we were also given chances. The need of the team was to have an all-rounder at the No. 7 position. I am happy even if I am not playing but the team is winning,” Chahal added.
