India left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav might want to focus on his upcoming tasks rather than think about the ODI World Cup which is as yet a year away while Kuldeep (4/18) went through the South African middle-order in the third ODI as India trotted home by seven wickets.
India left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav might want to focus on his upcoming tasks rather than think about the ODI World Cup which is as yet a year away. Kuldeep (4/18) went through the South African middle-order in the third ODI as India trotted home by seven wickets.
“The World Cup is far away. I am not thinking about it. I have become very practical now with things. I focus on the series I play. I have become experienced now, so I have an idea of how to bowl. My aim is to perform well in every series,”
Kuldeep said at the post-match press conference after India’s seven-wicket win.
Kuldeep, who had sustained a knee injury followed by a hand injury, said he has worked on her rhythm which has helped him.
“I have worked on my rhythm after coming from my injury. That is why I could get the pace that I was earlier generating from my hand. So right now, I am not compromising on a spin. I am getting a good turn.”
After warming the bench for Kolkata Knight Riders, Kuldeep showed up for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2022 and the wrist spinner turned into the fifth-highest wicket-taker with 21 scalps. The campaign in the cash-rich league helped his certainty.
“I am not disappointed (on not getting selected) in the T20 World Cup as I am working on my process match by match. I am assessing how I can improve. My confidence has gone up because of the (last edition) IPL. I got injured after that. I bowled well against West Indies, Zimbabwe, and India A series. I can now pitch the ball where I want to.”
Having played three back-to-back series against West Indies and Zimbabwe and India A series, Kuldeep feels a player should get game time.
“Matches are very important for confidence and experience. Sometimes you want to try something which doesn’t happen a net.
Talking about changing from T20 to ODI format the spinner said:
“There is a lot of difference between T20 and ODI. After playing IPL, in Zimbabwe, I had to change my rhythm and pace. The batter has a lot of time to play a shot so I had to vary my pace. In T20Is, you have to hit the right lengths and you rarely flight the deliveries,”
he added.