Kuldeep-Chahal’s duo can excel in foreign conditions including Australia believes Ian Chappell
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After their recent heroics in South Africa, Ian Chappell believes that the duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal can excel in any foreign condition including ‘Australia’, the spiritual home of wrist-spin bowling. He also praised the duo’s bravery and shrewdness in bowling flighted deliveries.
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 33 wickets jointly in the recently concluded ODI series in the Rainbow nation. And the duo has caught the eye of Australian legend Ian Chappell, who believes that the duo can excel in foreign conditions including Australia. The Kangaroos have produced some of the greatest wrist spinners of the game in the likes of Bill O'Reilly, Clarrie Grimmett and of course Shane Warne.
“The domination of South African batsmen by wrist spinners is nothing new. Kuldeep and Chahal join a list dominated by Australian wrist spinners who have decimated South African batting line-ups, all the way back to 1935-36 and the dynamic duo of Bill ‘Tiger’ O’Reilly and Clarrie ‘The Fox’ Grimmett,” wrote Chappell in a column for Hindustan Times, comparing their domination with former Australian leg-spinners.
Kuldeep and Chahal have impressed many by their decision to go offensive with flighted delivery even at the risk of getting hammered, which has been one of their biggest reasons for success.
“Kuldeep and Chahal have exploited this flaw unmercifully and they’ve been both brave and shrewd in knowing exactly when and where to
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“It’ll be interesting to see what approach India take in their ODI joust when they tour Australia. Coach Ravi Shastri will be well aware of what results good wrist spin can achieve in Australia from his participation in the 1985 World Championship of Cricket,” said the 74-year-old.
“India won that tournament and Shastri was Player-of-the-Series but the leg spin of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan also played a big part in the overall team success. On the large Australian grounds good wrist spin can reap vital rewards. If Kuldeep and Chahal maintain their form, they could become famous in Australia, the spiritual home of wrist-spin bowling. The irony would appeal to O’Reilly’s devilish sense of humour,” concluded Chappell.
