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‘Batting seekh leta to aaj team me hota’ - Fans react as Yuzvendra Chahal breaks silence on India going with Kuldeep Yadav in ODIs ahead of 2nd T20I vs WI

Here is how fans have reacted as Yuzvendra Chahal opens up on team preferring Kuldeep Yadav over him in ODIs

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Team India will be in action on 6 August 2023 in the second game of the ongoing five-match T20I series against West Indies. In the first game, they suffered a loss and now, they will look for a comeback. Yuzvendra Chahal was in action in that game and now, ahead of the second game, he opened up on Team India going with Kuldeep Yadav ahead of him in ODIs.

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Before this series, India played a three-match ODI series against the Windies and won 2-1. But, Chahal did not play a single game as the Men in Blue went with Kuldeep and Ravindra Jadeja as their two spinners. Chahal last played an ODI in January 2023. Now, with the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup await, Yuzvendra Chahal shared that due to the team combination, he is not getting the game time he would have wanted.    

“Right now Kuldeep is bowling well, his rhythm is good, so he is getting to play.” - Yuzvendra Chahal

He said: "The team combination is the most important thing for us. And it's not just now. If you see, at No. 7 either Jadeja or Axar plays. So depending on the wicket we play three spinners. Right now Kuldeep is bowling well, his rhythm is good, so he is getting to play. I just keep practising in the nets so that whenever I get a chance I can grab it."  

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After the New Zealand ODI series at home in January, India played an ODI series at home against Australia before IPL 2023 and now, the recently concluded ODI series in West Indies. Chahal was a part of the squad in both of those series but did not play a single game. 

"Firstly, I'm very happy I get to wear the blue jersey every day and I'm not sitting at home, I'm part of the team. It's not an individual game, it's a team game so only when 15 players work together you win matches. Only 11 can play at a time. I haven't played two-three series. You have to see the team combination, and where you're playing. Like if there's a turning track, you can play three spinners as well, instead of one or two,” Chahal further added.

Here is how fans have reacted:

 

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