Jayant Yadav debuts for India in Vizag Test versus England

Jayant Yadav replaced Amit Mishra as he made his Test debut for India in the Vizag Test against England

Published on: Nov 17, 2016, 09:51:42 IST

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Jayant Yadav will be considering the ADA-VDCA stadium in Vizag as the stadium of dreams. In 2016, he made his ODI debut against New Zealand in the same ground and finished with figures of 4-0-8-1. Now, he has made his Test debut against England at the same venue, replacing Amit Mishra. (UPDATES)

Jayant Yadav replaced Amit Mishra in Vizag for his Test debut, on the same ground where he made his ODI debut. (BCCI)

Yadav was handed his Test cap by former Team India director Ravi Shastri. (SCORECARD)

Yadav shot into the national limelight with 65 wickets during the 2015/16 Ranji Trophy. Before the start of the series against New Zealand, Yadav put in some good performances with India A against Australia A with seven wickets in two games.

In his ODI debut, he picked up a wicket in his second over as he trapped Corey Anderson LBW for 0 as New Zealand folded up for 79, their lowest total against India in ODIs.

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