India, July 28 -- Kuldeep Yadav's long wait might finally end at The Oval later this week, with former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar suggesting the leg-spinner could make his first appearance of the England tour in the series decider in London. Manjrekar pointed to Ravindra Jadeja's evolving role as a reason for a possible rethink by the team management.

Speaking to JioStar after India drew the fourth Test on Sunday, Manjrekar noted that Washington Sundar's performance at Manchester has positioned him as the preferred spin-bowling all-rounder in the XI. While Sundar has delivered with both bat and ball, Jadeja has increasingly looked like a batting all-rounder due to his limited bowling impact on this tour.

With that shift in balance...