India vs Australia | Kuldeep Yadav turns the ball just like Shane Warne, reveals Matthew Hayden
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Matthew Hayden reckons that Kuldeep Yadavās unique ability to get the ball to turn just like Shane Warne used to during his playing career makes the former one of the deadliest spinners right now. Hayden added that wrist spinners are becoming more relevant because finger spinners lack courage.
The Australian cricket team has bounced back in the ongoing five-match ODI series against India after they managed to pull through with a four-wicket win in Mohali on Sunday. In doing so, Aaron Finch & Co. are now level with India with both teams winning two games each after four matches.
However, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden was all praise for the Indian spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal despite their
"Leg spinners provide option and variety. In particular, if you look at Kuldeep, his strength is not how far he turns the ball but his strength is how the ball just like Shane Warne's deliveries arrives at the batsman. It has a distinct curve in the air.
"Chahal is a different bowler. He is
Hayden, who has scored 8000-plus Test and 6000 plus ODI runs for Australia, also added that the current trend in the increase of wrist spinners is due to the lack of ācourageā shown by finger spinners.
"What has happened is that off-spinners have learnt the art to contain batsmen, which had kept them in play for a certain period of time. But now, the players have got used to the flatter trajectory of the off-spinners. Off-spinners have lost the art of being able to get the pace to drop (vary pace).
"They have this courage issue where they don't want to give away runs. In Tests, they become wicket-takers compared to being run-savers. That's the difference," added Hayden.
