Overview
- Kuldeep Yadav has been formally released from India’s T20I squad in Australia at the team management’s request, the BCCI announced on Sunday.
- He joins India A for the second four-day game against South Africa A, scheduled for November 6–9 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- The move is framed as preparation for India’s upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa beginning in mid-November.
- India updated its squads for the remaining T20Is and the India A match, with spin options for the T20Is now including Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Varun Chakaravarthy.
- Kuldeep played two of the first three T20Is on the tour, taking two wickets in the second match and sitting out the third as the series stands 1–1.