Jaydev Unadkat said: 12 years later I have visualized this moment probably 1000 times between the 1st test and now. Unadkat featured in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, 12 years after he last played for India in 2010.
Took his first wicket for India in the format after 12 years:-
Unadkat played his second Test match and took his first wicket for India in the format in 2010, 12 years after his Test debut in South Africa.
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The long gap of 12 years and 2 days makes it the longest gap between appearances in Test matches for any player in the 21st century. The left-arm pacer missed 118 Test matches in this time frame.
Returned to Bangladesh in 2016 after playing in a Test match:-
Only England off-spinner Gareth Batty, who returned to Bangladesh in 2016 after playing in one Test match in 2005, has not played more Test matches (142 matches).
The closest any Indian got to this was when Dinesh Karthik made a Test comeback in 2018 after eight years of playing Tests, having missed 87 Test matches in between.
Fantasized about this moment Probably a 1000 times:-
Talking about his comeback, Unadkat said on BCCI.tv, “I’ve visualized the first Test and now this moment probably 1000 times.”
“I didn’t get a wicket that time and whenever people talk about giving me a chance again for the Indian team, that’s what they talk about.”
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“I really missed playing with the red ball. To be honest, it wasn’t just about reminiscing about that Test, but also about playing this Ranji Trophy season.”
