Jayant Yadav said that he would never attempt to ball “doosra” in his career. He is set or his maiden India tour of Zimbabwe next month. Jayant Yadav has 110 first-class wickets from 40 matches.
“I have never bowled a doosra in my life and will never bowl one. I believe doosra can’t be bowled without a bit of kink. My stock ball is the off-spinner and that’s my strength. I am working on my carrom ball but to be honest, I have not reached a stage where I can use it on a big platform like IPL or international matches,” the 26-year-old told.
For Jayant, playing first-class matches at the seamer-friendly Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahli is a challenge as he has had to fight for a place in the state team with Amit Mishra and Yuzvendra Chahal. “I think it has made me tougher that we play at Lahli, which is known for its seamer-friendly tracks. Also, when Mishy Bhai (Amit Mishra) is around, he is obviously the first choice spinner. If we play the second spinner, the fight is between myself and Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal),” Jayant said.
The next big turn came when he got to interact with Rahul Dravid during last year’s India A stint. “For the first two days, I was in awe of him. I simply could not speak as it was like standing in front of Rahul Dravid. Then as I interacted, I was amazed at his homework. That was evident in IPL wherein each of the five matches I had the same role and it was a specific one. I was told that I will have to bowl in Powerplays. Rahul Bhai believes that in match situations, every player is his own coach and needs to learn to think out of the box,” said Jayant.
Talk about his favourite off-spinners, he names Ravichandran Ashwin and Graeme Swann. “Swann had such amazing drift in his deliveries while Ashwin is a master of variations. As a bowler, it is necessary to have variations when one aspires to play at the highest level,” he added.