By: Tanya Sahni
Kuldeep Yadav has played just two matches for the Indian team. Still, he has made quite an impression for himself. In March, he made his Test debut against Australia, and helped India clinch the series in Dharamsala.
The 22-year-old chinaman is difficult for the batsmen to handle. On Sunday, he made his ODI debut against West Indies. He tangled them with his unorthodox bowling abilities to finish with three wickets.
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“It becomes difficult when he bowls cross-seam deliveries turning both ways,” India captain Virat Kohli said. “Usually bowlers bowl seam-up deliveries turning in and cross seam bowling the googly.
“But he can do both bowling cross seam, so that becomes difficult to pick from the wrist,” he added.
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Kohli shared his experience and said that it’s not easy to get away. He also appreciated his bowling technique.
“When batsmen try to attack, he can slow his pace down, just beat the batsmen halfway into the pitch,” Kohli said. “So he’s quite amazing with what he does with the ball. Credit to him for putting in a performance like that.”
