Kuldeep Yadav has perhaps copped the biggest losses due to India’s policy of preferring all-rounders over extra wicket-taking powers, particularly in overseas Tests. Gautam Gambhir has now admitted that benching someone of Kuldeep’s quality and telling the latter about is among the toughest parts of his job as head coach of the Indian team.

“I think that’s the toughest part for me as a coach,” said Gambhir when speaking about how he tells players that they won’t be included in the playing eleven in a video posted on the official website of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “That’s the toughest job I have, that sometimes when I know that there is so much of quality sitting on the bench and I know everyone deserves to be part of the playing XI but ultimately, you can only pi

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