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Kuldeep Yadav is not playing for India in the second ODI against Australia, but Harshit Rana is. And the Indian team management’s decision to prefer Harshit over Kuldeep for the must-win match at Adelaide Oval on Thursday (October 23) has not gone down well with Indian fans, who have slammed the decision. They questioned the logic behind leaving Kuldeep out and playing Harshit instead. Imagine dropping Kuldeep Yadav for Harshit Rana or Reddy! Gautam Ghambir ki ghambirita pic.twitter.com/foWJT0aMxp — Basit Subhani (@BasitSubhani) October 23, 2025 Honestly it’s hard to understand why kuldeep yadav isn’t in the playing XI he could’ve been the real game changer against the aussies the kind of bowler who breaks partnerships and shifts momentum watching him warm the bench feels frustrating #KuldeepYadav #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/2ZdG2b9Afz — Modi Anoop?? (@ModiAnoop1) October 23, 2025 Even at Adelaide they aren’t playing Kuldeep Yadav when he should play every ODI India plays. Horrible.#INDvsAUS — Harshit Anand (@imHarshitAnand) October 23, 2025 Kuldeep Yadav has been India’s highest wicket-taker in ODIs since 2023, yet he’s not in the squad today and replaced by bits and pieces player Washington Sundar (alleged son of Gambhir). Unreal levels of politics.? pic.twitter.com/R4EsLJeo1q — Srijan (@LegendDhonii) October 23, 2025 Australia can play Adam Zampa but India misses out on Kuldeep Yadav. It’s just evil. How can a proven world-class spinner sit out while someone like Harshit, still unproven across formats, gets a place every single time? Absolutely unacceptable. #INDvsAUS https://t.co/Tpvq3Pgnvz — The ChagalaToka (@Pratyush0511) October 23, 2025 Unbelievable how we don’t play Kuldeep Yadav. Just unbelievable. And ridiculous. He’d be playing every match in every format for any other team. #AUSvIND #AUSvsIND #TeamIndia #Cricket — ʎɥS ʎʎℲ ? (@ShyFyy) October 23, 2025 Baffling selection!! How can you leave a wicket-taker like Kuldeep Yadav ? This mindset will cost us 1 or 2 tournaments#AUSvIND #INDvsAUS #KuldeepYadav — Abhinav Singh (@27_abhinav) October 23, 2025 Again Gambhir chooses Harshit Rana over Kuldeep Yadav even after his flop show in the 1st ODI. He doesn’t care about Team India, just busy promoting his KKR lobby and favoritism. pic.twitter.com/C7DoLs2bxC — NiiK (@Niiki099) October 23, 2025 Why is Kuldeep Yadav not in your Playing 11, he is currently no. 1 spinner in world cricket, he is your go to bowler didn’t understand what Harshit Rana has that others don’t. #IndvsAus #RohitSharma???? #ViratKohli — Devankar Nayak (@DevankarNayak) October 23, 2025 The obsession with batting depth is hurting India’s balance and their best bowler. Kuldeep Yadav would have been a no-brainer in any other ODI team, regardless of conditions. But with India, and with Gambhir’s current mindset, they’ll likely sacrifice him for an all-rounder who… — CricIndeed (@CricIndeed) October 23, 2025 After India went down by 7 wickets in the first ODI on Sunday (October 19) in Perth, many fans and experts expected Kuldeep’s inclusion in the playing XI for the second ODI, but Indian team management chose to retain the same team. India’s playing XI for 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj Kuldeep’s record in ODIs for India Kuldeep has played a total of 113 ODIs for Team India so far and has picked up 181 wickets. In 23 ODIs against Australia, he has accounted for the dismissal of 31 batters. Kuldeep has played three 50-over matches for Team India in Australia and has three wickets to his credit. Kuldeep played all seven matches for India in the Asia Cup 2025 and picked up 17 wickets. He kicked off the tournament by taking four wickets for 7 runs against UAE in Dubai on September 10 and then dismissed three Pakistani batters in the Group A match on September 14. In the final of the Asia Cup as well, he picked up four wickets against the Salman Ali Agha-led side. He also played both the Tests against the West Indies and finished with 12 wickets in four innings. In the first innings of the second Test played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Kuldeep accounted for the dismissal of five Windies batters.
