Jaydev Unadkat Likely To Miss Out From Playing XI In IND-BAN 1st Test: Report

If Jaydev Unadkat got a chance to play IND vs BAN 1st Test on Wednesday, he would have played a Test for the national team after a long gap of 12 years.

Unadkat is yet to reach Chattogram as he hasn't received his visa yet.

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India vs Bangladesh: Team India is all set to take on Bangladesh in the two-match Test series, starting December 14. The pressure will be on visitors as they look to gain momentum after a disappointing ODI series loss against the hosts. Ahead of the Test series, India was hit with injuries. Senior pacer Mohammad Shami, who was named in India's test squad initially, suffered an injury, eventually getting ruled out. Jaydev Unadkat was named as Shami's replacement. If Unadkat got a chance to play IND vs BAN 1st Test on Wednesday, he would have played a Test for the national team after a long gap of 12 years.

However, it seems like Undakat has to wait a bit more for his much-awaited comeback. As per a report in Cricbuzz, Unadkat is yet to reach Chattogram as he hasn't received his visa yet. In Unadkat's absence, either Umesh Yadav or Navdeep Saini will be included in the team as a third seam option and if India decided to play three spinners, Kuldeep Yadav might get a chance. 

BCCI takes care of logistics regarding the travel for the Indian players but Unadkat's visa has not arrived as he was added to the Indian squad much later. 

Jaydev, after toiling hard for 14 long years in domestic cricket, has earned a comeback in the national Test team. So far, he has played just a single Test match for the national team, which was in 2010. He had a poor outing in that match after which he didn't get a second opportunity. Unadkat has played 96 first-class matches so far in which he has taken 353 wickets.

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