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The star Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav is celebrating his 28th birthday today and subsequently, he has also got a Test call-up after a long wait of 22 months. Notably, India under the captaincy of stand-in skipper KL Rahul is locking horns with Bangladesh in the first of the three-match Test series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhary Stadium in Chattogram.
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The birthday boy Kuldeep Yadav is in the playing XI of the Indian team for this ongoing first Test match of the series against Bangladesh. Speaking of his last appearance for India in red-ball cricket, Kuldeep played his last Test against England in Chennai last year on the 13th of February.
A section of Indian cricket fans took to Twitter to react to this special day for Kuldeep Yadav as his long wait of playing a Test match for team India has been ended on his birthday,
Here’s how fans reacted to Kuldeep’s comeback:
Happy Birthday @imkuldeep18
— Michael Scofield (@ScofieldReddy) December 14, 2022
Waiting for your strong comeback...#HBDKuldeepYadav #kuldeepyadav#HappyBirthdayKuldeepYadavpic.twitter.com/9Ctw0NPC1l
#Kuldeepyadav was and is a rare talent whose confidence was killed by #Shastri and #Kohli and #Dravid and #Rohit went one better,they hv deprived India of another v good #Chahal and played #Ashwin instead.Hope #kuldeepyadav makes a comeback.Badly shattered confidence.
— Srikanth (@srikanthan09) November 11, 2022
Kuldeep Yadav ko birthday ke din isse behtar gift kya hoga.... finally a long wait ended to play a Test match. #kuldeepyadav #BANvsIND
— Umesh Sharma (@umeshbhartpuria) December 14, 2022
Good to see #kuldeepyadav in the India XI against #Bangladesh. Also, would love to watch @cheteshwar1 after a long time. Holds a very important place in this Indian Test team. #INDvsBAN #BANvIND
— Aakash Kumar (@AkashKm01) December 14, 2022
As usual the mny called up to cover for injured players for India will only be used as water boys and will nv get a chance to play. Same scenario will keep repeating itself year by year.
— vijayarooban (@ongchett) December 14, 2022
Why does it show 14th October?@BCCI 🤔
— Saturn (manoj) 🪐 (@SaturnKit) December 14, 2022
Speaking of the first Test between India and Bangladesh so far, the visitors have lost three wickets on the score of 55 runs in 22 overs. Opener Shubman Gill and senior batter, Virat Kohli have fallen prey to the young spinner, Taijul Islam.
Stand-in skipper KL Rahul scored 22 runs whereas Shubman Gill could score only 20 runs. The Indian team got a major blow when Virat Kohli fell only on the score of one run off Taijul Islam.
Khaleel Ahmed and Taijul have scalped two wickets respectively for the hosts.
Notably, the Indian team is missing some big names including the likes of their regular skipper Rohit Sharma alongside speedsters Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.