The 25-year-old left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has shined in the international cricket at a very early age. Talking about his impressive beginning in the international career, he always credits the senior wicketkeeper MS Dhoni, the former Indian World Cup-winning captain. Recently, Kuldeep said that he never felt like he was missing his coach during his international career due to the presence of Dhoni.
Kuldeep Yadav made his international cricket debut in March 2017. He has already played six Tests, 60 ODIs and 21 T20Is where the left-arm chinaman has taken 24, 104 and 39 wickets respectively. The world cricket has praised this young talent who has already claimed two ODI hat-tricks. Though Kuldeep had a tough time in 2019, many believe that he will return to his familiar form very soon.
Recently, Kuldeep claimed that MS Dhoni’s impact was huge in his international career as he couldn’t pick up just one point.
Kuldeep said in a video on sports app, “I can”t pick up just one as there are many (when asked about Dhoni”s instructions from behind the stumps).”
Kuldeep further added that Dhoni guided him like his coach. The left-arm chinaman admitted that Dhoni’s presence helped him to not miss his coach on the ground.
Kuldeep added, “He always used to tell me ‘ball ko spin karana hai (you have to spin the ball) rather than bowling flat’. This used to remind me of my coach.”
“This is the best thing that I heard from Dhoni and because of this I never felt like I was missing my coach.”
Kuldeep Yadav named the batsmen against whom he wouldn’t want to bowl in the Super Overs
On the other hand, Kuldeep also revealed the name of the batsmen against whom he wouldn’t want to bowl in the Super Overs. The youngster first took the name of Suryakumar Yadav. Then he named the two Indian national cricket team batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.
Kuldeep claimed, “One would be Suryakumar Yadav because he is a very good player of spin. The way he bats against me is really good. Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are also very good players of spin.”
Till the date, Kuldeep has never dismissed these three cricketers in the T20 cricket.