Kanpur district administration has ordered an inquiry probe against cricketer Kuldeep Yadav for taking COVID vaccine at a mysterious location. As per his Twitter handle, the cricketer received the first does of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as he shared photo of the same. It is speculated that Yadav received the COVID jab in the lawn of the Kanpur Nagar Nigam guest house, instead of Jageshwar Hospital in Govind Nagar for which he had taken an appointment. Kanpur District Magistrate Alok Tiwari said ADM Atul Kumar has been asked to inquire about the matter properly and submit the report at the earliest.
Struggling to find his place in the playing XI, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been going through a tough phase. Kuldeep's form has taken a massive dip as the 26-year-old has been left out of India's squad for the World Test Championship final and the subsequent Test series against England. The Kolkata Knight Riders spinner did not get a game in now-suspended IPL 2021 despite the former champions playing in spin-friendly wickets in Chennai. Head coach Ravi Shastri had marked Kuldeep Yadav as the team's No.1 spinner in overseas conditions after his 5-wicket haul in Sydney. However, Kuldeep did not play a single Test for more than 2 years. He got an opportunity to play Tests against England at home earlier this year but the wrist-spinner conceded he felt a lot of pressure during his comeback Test. After having missed the berth to England, Kuldeep Yadav is likely to get a place in the squad for Sri Lanka tour. India will field their white-ball specialists for 3 ODIs and as many T20Is vs Sri Lanka in July during which the Test specialists, including captain Virat Kohli, will be in the UK preparing for the 5-Test series against England.
