Lucknow Supergiants had added KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi in the drafts and they prioritised locking in the rest of the players for the XI.
As veteran offie Ravichandran Ashwin failed to impress in his comeback to the ODI fold in the ongoing three-match series against South Africa, the call to bring back young spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the Indian white ball team has gained pace .
Shahbaz Nadeem had replaced Kuldeep Yadav in the India side for the Ranchi Test against South Africa after the chinaman bowler complained of shoulder pain.
Shubman Gill and Jalaj Saxena starred as India A defeated South Africa A by seven wickets in the first unofficial Test after having won the one-dayers 4-1.
Despite being in top form, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav didn t get the continuous opportunities and was eventually sidelined because it seems he was not in the good books of the then Team India captain and coach, says his childhood coach .