Ravi Shastri had called Kuldeep Yadav India's first choice spinner in away Tests.
Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh isn't seeing chinaman Kuldeep Yadav getting picked over Ravindra Jadeja or R Ashwin in the upcoming Test series against Australia. The tour starts on November 27, but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on December 17 with a day-night Test at Adelaide.
Team India head coach Ravi Shastri had backed Kuldeep, calling him the first-choice overseas spinner after he picked up a five-wicket haul against Australia at SCG, which is also his last Test apperance till now.
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But currently, Kuldeep hasn't been anywhere near his best and it looks unlikely he will get picked in the playing XI.
"When we talk about confidence, Kuldeep hasn't played a lot of cricket since the 2019 World Cup in England. Even in IPL 2020, he played a handful of games only. It depends on the team management on how they handle him, and how they can get the best out of him.
"The last time he played a Test in Australia, Ravi Shastri had said that Kuldeep would be the best choice for the Test side on overseas pitches. We will have to wait and see if Shastri sticks by his statement on Kuldeep.
"But looking at his confidence right now, I don't think India will pick Kuldeep in the 1st Test, they will either go with Ravindra Jadeja or Ravichandran Ashwin," Harbhajan told Sports Tak.