India’s practice Test ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle continues to draw attention after Kuldeep Yadav is not given a single over in the second innings. NDTV reports that while India uses the match to trial different options, Kuldeep does not get a bowling spell in that phase.
Both reports say the team allows other spinners to bowl extended spells. Ravindra Jadeja and fellow spinners Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain receive longer outings in the second innings. The coach is described as explaining that the structure of the practice match is meant to evaluate India’s spin options ahead of the Galle Test, rather than offering every bowler the same workload in every innings.
The outlets focus mainly on the selection and workload decision during the practice game, with the shared detail that Kuldeep remains unused as a bowler in the second innings, while others bowl more extensively.
