Hobart: Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been released from India’s T20I squad currently in Australia for the five-match series to join the India A side for their second red-ball fixture against South Africa A, said the BCCI on Sunday.

In a statement, the BCCI said the move is aimed at providing Kuldeep with valuable red-ball game time ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa, starting on November 14 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where he is expected to play a key role.

“The Indian team management has requested to release Kuldeep Yadav from the ongoing T20I series in Australia to allow him to participate in the India A series against South Africa A at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.”

“The decision has been taken to provide Kuldeep with red-

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