The ODI World Cup is about to began and Kuldeep Yadav is now number one spinner for team India in white ball cricket. Captain Rohit Sharma is showing a lot of faith in his ability to deliever under pressure. Yes, he had to change his game a bit and most importantly add some batting qualities which pushed ahead against Yuzvendra Chahal in the race to maintain a consistent spot in Indian cricket team.
Kuldeep brought his A game in Asia Cup 2023 and he was no short of confidence. He was consistentce and more than that he did his job more effectively, with an impressive economy rate. So this has been his case since he Sri Lanka tour of India in 2023, now he can bowl a different stages of the game and as some Indian commentators call it: “he has become courageous.”
Kuldeep’s role for India in the World Cup is going to be very crucial and decisive. Ultimately, his job is expected to be easy because the Indian pace attack is at its apex at the moment in international cricket so Kuldeep will be very lucky to have a look of unsettled batters when he comes to bowl.
The other thing will be his response to the batters who play attacking cricket with intent to not let a bowler dictate the game. Someone like Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Jos Buttler and Glenn Phillips. Well, in this case, the assumption says it will game to double edged sword.
Surely Kuldeep is a smart bowler and the challenge for him will be far superior in a game against Australia or England rather than Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. So as it is said, the real test of his spell will come when, in an unfortunate case for team India, the pacers don’t do well in first 8-10 overs.
Because in cricket, bowling a batter when he is new on crease is a lot different than bowling him when he is all set to let loose. A big task ahead but Kuldeep did well in 2019 World Cup. His skills will definitely be more effective in subcontinent conditions, particularly in later half of the tournament.
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Kuldeep has started to add a little bit of pace to his bowling and shortened his run up. He is more accurate than ever, always keeping stumps in the the possible dismissal mode.
Kuldeep’s ability to keep looking for wickets is going to be very useful for India. As a captain, Rohit Sharma will have abundance of faith in him to deliever at the big stage. Because modern batters enjoy match ups and challenges, the game will be always open for him.
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Also, Ravindra Jadeja will be bowling at the other end. And he’s tough bowler to get rid off, always so sharp and a good reader of what batter is thinking off. Usually, he doesn’t go for runs and that will give Kuldeep more freedom to look for wickets.
India is looking a complete team with full of experience and skillful players. Every one of them could be a match winner on his day. This kind of team setup brings a sense of belief among its players.
Bowlers are going to play a huge role in this World Cup, particularly spinners because in past 18 months, we have seen teams trying to aim at 300 runs on board at average. The are of spinners holds key for every team and for India, the home side, it could be Kuldeep Yadav, playing a decisive role in their journey to the glory in ODI World Cup 2023.
