INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav revealed the reason behind his match-winning spell against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super
The left-arm chinaman bowler played a pivotal role in India's 41-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo, returning impressive figures of
4/43 in 9.3 overs.Kuldeep, who claimed a five-wicket haul (5/25) against Pakistan on Monday that helped India outclass the arch-rivals by a
massive 228-run margin, said a bowler gets relaxed after bagging five-for but it was Suryakumar Yadav's pep talk that kept him going
against Sri Lanka."You gave a pep talk before the game and asked me not to lose grip in this game
A bowler's body language changes after bagging a five-for
He gets relaxed, through the confidence remains
It often happens with a bowler
So, that two minutes of pep talk really helped," Kuldeep told Suryakumar in a conversation on bcci.tv."I was determined to give my best,
given that we were back on the field for the third straight day
So, thanks for that, Surya Bhai," he added.Kuldeep also spoke about how wicketkeeper KL Rahul played an important role in guiding him to
take wickets."Since it was drifting too much, Rahul bhai advised me to keep the ball away from the off-stump
The length deliveries were not helping me to get wickets
So, when I bowled a bit wider, it drifted well and gave positive results
So, it was part of the plan
We did the same thing yesterday to get rid of Shadab
The idea was to utilize the spin by bowling away from the off stump
So, a big credit goes to Rahul as well," Kuldeep said.The left-arm spinner's sensational effort also saw him become the fastest Indian
spinner to take 150 ODI wickets in 88 matches.He has taken 31 wickets from 15 matches this year, the highest by an Indian bowler in ODIs.
