Why is the Sri Lanka Test series important for India? The former veteran explained in detail

Former India spinner Murali Karthik believes that the Test series against Sri Lanka starting on Saturday will be very important to prepare India's next generation of spin bowlers as veteran spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is in the final stages of his international career

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, India's Test team is going through a major change after the retirement of players like Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin. Although Jadeja is still in the squad, India's bid to reach the World Test Championship (WTC) final will also depend on how Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar and newcomer Saransh Jain perform in Galle and Colombo

Karthik said about Kuldeep, "Look, Kuldeep Yadav has been a match-winner for India. However, unfortunately things turned out differently for him when Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid were at the helm of the team. They haven't got that kind of opportunity. When you think about the events that happened in England, during those five Test matches, everyone kept saying, 'Where is Kuldeep? Where's Kuldeep?' And Kuldeep didn't play – he sat out."

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