India, Oct. 2 -- Kuldeep Yadav's exile from India's Test playing XI finally ended on Thursday as the left-arm spinner was named in the lineup for the first Test of the two-match series against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The 30-year-old was in remarkable form in the recently concluded Men's Asia Cup, finishing as the leading wicket-taker with 17 scalps in seven matches. Kuldeep warmed the bench in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England; however, the management has now opted to give Kuldeep a go against the team from the Caribbean.

This will be Kuldeep's first Test for India since playing in the 2024 Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. Speaking of the rest of the Indian playing XI, Devdutt Padikkal hasn't...