'We have played a lot of T20 cricket in the last four-five months...': Kuldeep Yadav reveals India's objectives of intra-squad match

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'We have played a lot of T20 cricket in the last four-five months...': Kuldeep Yadav reveals India's objectives of intra-squad match
Kuldeep Yadav attends a practice session at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 17, 2024, ahead of their first cricket Test match against Bangladesh.

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India vs England five-Test match series is scheduled to start from June 20.

Kuldeep Yadav is inculded in India's Test squad vs England.

Kuldeep Yadav answered the main objectives from the intra-squad four-day game between India and India A ahead of the five-Test match series against England. Shubman Gill-led side a playing a closed-door four-day intra-squad clash against India A to get familiar with the English conditions before the red ball series. 

The five-Test match series between India and England is scheduled to start from June 20, and this will be the first assignment for Shubman Gill as a Test captain. Apart from Shubman, Kuldeep Yadav has been added to the squad after missing his spot in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia, where the hosts registered a dominating 3-1 win against the Rohit Sharma-led side to seal their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. 

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 "Volume is very important for a bowler. We have played a lot of T20 cricket in the last four-five months. Fast bowlers are told to bowl at least 15-20 overs for the Test match build up. Same for spinners, the more they bowl the better for them.

 

"I am excited about playing in overseas conditions. Mindset becomes important here. I have always had an attacking mindset. If there is a bit of help for spinners and the sun is shining, we can get into the game. I don't worry much about conditions at the same time," he said.

Kuldeep also praised Shubman Gill for his captaincy and believes that the 25-year-old batter is ready for the upcoming assignment. Shubman was named as India's Test captain after veteran batter announced his retirement from the longest format of the game. 

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"Shubman knows how to lead. He has worked with a lot of captains, especially Rohit bhai, and learned from them. What I have seen so far is that he is very motivated. He is focussing on lifting the spirit of the team. He is ready for the job," he added.

India squad for England series

Shubman Gill(C), Rishabh Pant(vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Parishdh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav