IND vs BAN: Jaydev Unadkat Comeback – After 12 years of patience, perseverance, and wait, Jaydev Unadkat finally made a comeback to the Indian Test team at expense of Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test against Bangladesh. The left-arm pacer also created a most unique record by missing a whopping 118 Test matches for India since making his Test debut in 2010. The previous highest for India was Dinesh Karthik, who missed 87 Tests. Unadkat’s comeback to the Test team is a dream come a true moment after years of toiling hard in domestic cricket. Follow IND vs Ban 2nd Test Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Stat: Most Consecutive Tests missed between appearances
- 142 Gareth Batty (2005-16)
- 118 Jaydev Unadkat (2010-22)
- 114 Martin Bicknell (1993-03)
- 109 Floyd Reiffer (1999-09)
- 104 Younis Ahmed (1969-87)
- 103 Derek Shackleton (1951-63)
IND vs BAN LIVE: Jaydev Unadkat creates MOST UNIQUE TEST Record, included in Indian Playing XI at expense of Kuldeep Yadav: Follow IND BAN 2ND Test LIVE
IND vs BAN Live: Unadkat finally gets his due, Ranji exploits comes to fruition as pacer eager to make most of the opportunity – “Please give me another chance Red ball, and I won’t disappoint you.” This is what Unadkat wrote on Twitter after his stupendous show in the 2019-20 Ranji season. The left-arm pacer picked 67 wickets and guided Saurashtra to lift Ranji Trophy for the first time that season. Overall the 31-year-old has picked up 353 wickets in 96 first-class matches.
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Unadkat’s consistency in Ranji cricket has earned him a place in the Test team. Now, the seamer is willing to make the most of the opportunity and try to cement his place in the Test team.
IND vs BAN Live: Kuldeep Yadav snubbed despite earning player of the match award
- While Unadkat’s comeback is much deserving, it has come at expense of Kuldeep Yadav.
- The Chainaman picked up eight wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh and was the best spinner among Ashwin and Axar Patel.
- Yadav also contributed with the bat in hand scoring a vital 40 runs. Experts and critics loved India spinner’s variations.
- But despite that stellar show, Yadav was snubbed by Rahul David and KL Rahul.
- Yadav got to play Test cricket after two years, but it seems the Chainaman has put on more match-winning performances in Ranji just like Unadkat did for a consistent run in Test cricket.
IND vs BAN LIVE: Jaydev Unadkat creates MOST UNIQUE TEST Record, included in Indian Playing XI at expense of Kuldeep Yadav: Follow IND BAN 2ND Test LIVE
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