ENG vs IND 2025: Will Kuldeep Yadav play in the Manchester Test match against England? Know here

The Manchester Test match is starting from 23 July.

There can be some big changes in the Indian cricket team on the England tour before the fourth Test match. Let us tell you that the fourth match of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test series will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester from July 23. However, there can be some big changes in Team India for this match, because at this time Team India is facing injuries of players.

On the other hand, if the media reports of Indian Express are to be believed, after Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out of the England tour due to injury in the gym, Kuldeep Yadav is almost certain to play in the Manchester Test match.

Indian Test team is facing injuries

It is worth noting that in the ongoing Test series against England, the Indian team is very troubled by the injuries of the players. After Rishabh Pant’s injury in the Lord’s Test match, this trend seems to be increasing continuously. After Pant’s finger injury, Akashdeep (back injury) and Arshdeep Singh (hand injury) have already been ruled out of the fourth Test match.

So, now Nitish Kumar Reddy’s serious injury has ruled him out of this tour. But due to this, experienced chinaman Kuldeep Yadav can be seen playing the fourth Test match.

A look at Kuldeep Yadav’s Test career

On the other hand, if we give you information about Kuldeep Yadav’s Test career, then he has played a total of 13 Test matches since his debut in March 2017, in which he has taken a total of 56 wickets at an average of 22.16. He was last seen playing a Test match for the Indian team in October 2024. Also, let us tell you that Kuldeep played a total of one Test match in England in the year 2018 at Lord’s, in which he did not get any wicket.