It’s been eight and a half years since, putting into practice tips garnered from Shane Warne, Kuldeep Yadav made a stirring Test debut against Australia in Dharamsala in March 2017. It’s been nearly seven years since the left-arm wrist spinner was installed as the country’s No. 1 Test spinner by then head coach Ravi Shastri, after picking up his maiden overseas five-for in Sydney in January 2019. But such is his lot that, despite terrific returns whenever he has been pressed into service, the 30-year-old from Kanpur has featured in just 15 Tests.

If you thought it was in Test cricket alone that Kuldeep hasn’t got his due, think again. Of all the active Indian bowlers except Ravindra Jadeja but including Jasprit Bumrah – assuming that Mohammed Shami, who hasn’t represented the country sinc

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