IND vs BAN: Would have loved to play Kuldeep Yadav as Impact Player, says KL Rahul

Updated : Dec 31, 2022 10:25
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PTI

Stand-in skipper KL Rahul admitted that India missed the services of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the second innings but said he has 'no regret' about leaving him out of the final Test against Bangladesh.

Fresh from his match-winning show in India's 188-run win in the Chattogram Test, Kuldeep was benched for an extra seamer in Jaydev Unadkat, a decision which was slammed by the likes of Sunil Gavaskar.

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"I don't regret the decision. It was the right decision. If you look at the wickets, our fast bowlers too have taken many wickets and they had a lot of assistance. There was a lot of inconsistent bounce," Rahul said defending his decision at the post-match media interaction.

"Ideally, if the Impact Player rule was there -- like in the IPL -- I would have definitely loved to bring Kuldeep in the second innings," Rahul said.

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