Kuldeep Yadav has wrecked havoc among the England batsmen in the limited overs series so far. In the first T20I at Old Trafford, Manchester, left arm Chinamen picked 5 for 24 and helped Men in Blue restricted England’s total.
Again in the 1st One day international against England played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 12th July 2018, Kuldeep Yadav changed the course of the game with match-winning performance to take 6/25 to restrict the hosts.
In those two matches, Kuldeep Yadav has been named as man of the match.
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Here we look at the 5 reasons why Kuldeep Yadav is putting a good performance in England:
- Ability to deceive the England batsmen with his varieties
Kuldeep Yadav has been on a roll for the Indian Cricket team in limited overs cricket so far against England. In the first T20I match played at Old Trafford, Manchester, England openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler were going great guns; captain Kohli bought in the Chinamen bowler, did the damage, with wickets of Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root with his googlies, wrong un. He then dismissed well set Jos Buttler to finish with figures of 5/24 that changed the course of the game in favour of India.
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The England batsmen played him well and hit sixes to finish the match. Again in the first ODI match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow got hosts off to a flying start adding 73 runs for the opening.
Kuldeep Yadav showed his class by picking the wickets of Jason Roy, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow in succession to push hosts England on backfoot. When partnership of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes was going on, the Chinamen came taking wickets of Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and David Willey to finish with figures of 6/25.
- Backing his strength
Kuldeep Yadav has been the star for the Indian team in limited overs version so far against England. He has created lots of doubts on minds of England batsmen which has resulted in Men in Blue dominating hosts England in T20I and ODI Series. He is relying on his variations and troubling the England batsmen.
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The England batsmen are reading off the pitch and not off hands. Kuldeep Yadav performed exceptionally well in the 1st T20I at Old Trafford, Manchester where bought the Indian team back into the game. On 12th July 2018, Kuldeep Yadav picked his best ODI figures of 6/25 which restricted England to 268 runs. The star Chinamen bowler backs his strength which has made him a star in the limited overs version series so far.
- Variations in speed
It has been a dream start for Kuldeep Yadav on England tour so far. On flat batting pitches, the Indian Chinamen bowler has made a mark with match-winning spells. When team required wickets in tough situations, Kuldeep Yadav provided the breakthroughs and made life tough for England batsmen.
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Now with the second match to be played at Lords, London on 14th July, Kuldeep Yadav would be eager to make a mark and help India win ODI series. In the first One day international at Trent Bridge, Kuldeep Yadav varied his pace. The speed of ball which dismissed Jason Roy was 51 mph, Joe Root LBW was 49 mph and Bairstow was deceived with 47 mph the wrong un.
- Virat Kohli using him effectively
The Indian captain Virat Kohli has used Kuldeep Yadav effectively. In the first T20I match played at Old Trafford, Manchester, Kuldeep Yadav was bought in the 10th over after a great start from England openers. He picked wickets of Hales, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root and Bairstow to push hosts on the backfoot.
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Kohli then used him in the 18th over and got the wicket of well set Jos Buttler. In the 1st ODI at Trent Bridge, the Indian captain bought Kuldeep Yadav in the 11th over and took wickets of Jason Roy, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow.
He was removed after that brilliant spell. Virat Kohli used him in short spells and then removed the dangerous Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, and David Willey to restrict the England total. Kuldeep Yadav finished with 6 for 25.
- Creating pressure with Yuzvendra Chahal
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have pressure on the England batsmen. In the first T20I played at Old Trafford, Manchester, Chahal went for 34 runs in his 4 overs but created pressure on the England batsmen.
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In the second match also, both of them created pressure on England batsmen but could not defend the total of 148. On 12th July at Trent Bridge, both Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav bowled 20 overs and gave away just 76 runs, taking 7 wickets among them. With the series on the line, both will an important part to control the run flow in middle overs.