Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav opened up on the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final loss. He expressed that initially, it was very difficult to move on from the loss, and needed time to recover. India lost to Australia by six wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Kuldeep Yadav had a good tournament for Team India picking up 15 wickets at an economy rate of 4.45. However, the loss in the final kept haunting him. He expressed that it was tough to digest the result, but life moves on. Kuldeep Yadav said,
“Starting was really difficult. The first 7 to 10 days were really tough. Whenever I woke up, the thought of losing the World Cup final was haunting me. But life changes and moves on. I got an opportunity to play in South Africa, I last played here in 2018 so I knew the conditions well,”
“In cricket what you want never happens and you have to learn from them and implement those in future matches,” he added.
It turned out to be a special day: Kuldeep Yadav following his match-winning performance against South Africa
Kuldeep pulled off a brilliant performance in the T20I series against South Africa. He took a five-wicket haul in the third T20I to power India to a stunning win. He ended the match with bowling figures of 5/17 at an economy rate of 6. Kuldeep is the leading wicket-taker, with the series ending in a tie. Speaking about his performance in the third T20I, the spinner said,
“It turned out to be a special day. I have never thought about taking five wickets. I just wanted the team to win which is more important. I was concerned about my bowling because I was playing after some time, so wanted to get my rhythm. It was perfect today. The ball was coming out well from the hand and the conditions too suited the spinners a bit.”
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