Former Australian national cricket team captain Michael Clarke has said that India’s national cricket team can win the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in 2025, if Gautam Gambhir-led team management did not make a big disturbance in the team’s selection.
Michael Clarke said that by the inclusion of the left-left wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav on the left in India, playing XI could help Team India choose 20 wickets in the entire series and possibly win the series.
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Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was designed to heat the bench in all five matches of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against the England National Cricket Team.
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Gautam Gambhir gave preference to expert Kuldeep Yadav to spin all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar and managed to attract the India series 2–2.
Since making his Test debut against Australia in Dharmasala in March 2017, Kuldeep Yadav has played only 13 Test matches for India and on an average took 56 wickets at 22.16, 3.55 economy and 56 wickets at a strike rate of 37.3.
Due to the presence of modern-day spin-boulel Great Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, he faced snobs continuously for years, but when retired when the former retired, many experts expected Kuldip Yadav to get a continuous opportunity.
However, this did not happen, and the left-arm star spinner keeps waiting for the opportunity to prove himself in the longest format of the game.
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I think he could help India take 20 wickets in this series – Michael Clarke
Speaking to the YouTube channel of Beyond 23 Cricket Podcast, Michael Clarke said that involveing Kuldeep Yadav in playing XI could prove to be a game-changer for India, but he also praised Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. He said:
“The thing around Kuldeep Yadav does not think, changes. He does not play a role in the series. I think he could help India take 20 wickets in this series. But you cannot take anything from these two (Sundar and Jadeja).
“With the bat, they are exceptional, with the ball, they are extraordinary. So, I do not think that no one can criticize these two players, these two spinners. The effect he had in this series was entitled to their location, holding it with both hands.”
I think he is an X -Factor for all of India – Michael Clarke
Clarke further stated that Kuldeep Yadav is India’s X-factor, while Jadeja and Sundar have been reduced. he explained:
“But I think Kuldeep is doing one thing because I think he is an ex-factor for the whole of India. He could help him take 20 wickets in this series.”
“And then two spinners, his batting has reduced. It has always been reduced to someone like Jadeja. He scored a lot of important runs for India. And, Washington Sundar also one and fifty.”
Michael Clarke was also influenced by India’s speedster Akash Deep, who performed his batting skills in the Oval Test, scoring 66 runs. He said:
“Akash Deep scored 66 runs in 94 balls, which was very important not only to continue, I have anticipated speed and that partnership, but [also] 60 runs at that stage of the game, very important on that pitch. ,
