‘Kuldeep Yadav should leave India’ – Twitter tears apart Gautam Gambhir’s repeated neglect
Despite India’s failure in the first match against Australia, the Indians opted to leave expert spinner Kuldeep Yadav out of the Indian XI for the second ODI in Adelaide. They instead insisted on Harshit Rana remaining in the XI for an extended period of time.
The first ODI in Perth saw Australian bowlers dominate India on a track unfit for batting; however, the Australians batted with great ease, with little threat posed in front of them by the Men in Blue bowlers. Indian youngster Harshit Rana played his first ODI match in Australia and made no impact in the match.
After the initial heavy loss, the Indians were under pressure to make some changes to their XI; the strongest of these claims was about expert spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has been India’s best in white-ball formats in recent years.
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Kuldeep Yadav snubbed again for second ODI
India entered Adelaide unchanged, and Shubman Gill once again lost the toss and was pushed into batting first by Mitchell Marsh, the Australian skipper. However, Gill’s announcement of no changes in the playing XI was what irked Indian fans the most.
Loud cheers were calling for Kuldeep Yadav’s return to ODI playing XI as several fans, as well as former cricketers, claimed that a bowler of Kuldeep’s stature would be a no-brainer in any team except India under new coach Gautam Gambhir.
Virat Kohli returns to his favorite Australian venue at the Adelaide Oval
The Indian legend scored many runs in Australia, with the best batting performance coming in the Adelaide stands. Unlike other tracks, he stunned in Adelaide with an average of 60 and scored 975 runs in all three formats of the game.
With 5 centuries at the Adelaide Oval, Virat Kohli has been a promising batter throughout his career and averages over 60 in ODIs. But this time Virat failed again in his international comeback. As Xavier Bartlett lobbed a delivery towards his pads, Kohli missed it completely and the umpire was quick to raise his fingers.
This is Kohli’s second duck for Australia in ODIs and his first ever in Adelaide. Is this a sign of a possible end coming to the Indian legend’s career?
“Why no Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI?” Fans tear into Gautam Gambhir after another Kuldeep Yadav snub
The obsession with batting depth is detrimental to India’s balance and its best bowler. Kuldeep Yadav would have been a no-brainer in any other ODI team, whatever the conditions. But with India and with Gambhir’s current mindset, they will probably sacrifice him for an all-rounder who…
– CricIndeed (@CricIndeed) October 23, 2025
Amazing how we don’t play Kuldeep Yadav. Just incredible. And ridiculous. He would play every match in every format for any other team. #AUSWIN #HONESTvsIND #TeamIndia #Cricket
— ʎɥS ʎʎℲ 🍓 (@ShyFyy) October 23, 2025
Ravindra Jadeja was first left out of the squad, and now Kuldeep Yadav is left out. Kuldeep is a match-winning bowler in ODIs and a better bowler than Sundar and Axar in this format, but he is not bowled. I don’t understand their strategy.#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #AUSWIN pic.twitter.com/gNFOzGJsjp
– Kuldeep Singh (@kuldeep0745) October 23, 2025
Why not Kuldeep Yadav in the XI? Can anyone help me understand this? pic.twitter.com/hw4fLvYYJe
– Wicket and Warrior (@WicketNWarrior) October 23, 2025
Imagine dropping Kuldeep Yadav for Harshit Rana or Reddy!
The seriousness of Gautam Gambir pic.twitter.com/foWJT0aMxp–Basit Subhani (@BasitSubhani) October 23, 2025
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