Follow us

Kuldeep Yadav used Shane Warne's tips to trick Aussies

no image
no image

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has admitted that put to use tips he received from Aussie spin great Shane Warne as he left his mark with figures of 4/68 on Test debut on the opening day of the decider against Australia in Dharamsala. The visitors were restricted to 300 in their first innings.

The 22-year-old newcomer is India's first Chinaman bowler in Test cricket, troubling the visitors no end and said Warne was always an inspiration for him and he learnt a lot by watching the legend's videos.

"If you see the first wicket, it was not a Chinaman, it was a flipper that I learnt from Warne," Kuldeep told a news conference. "It's fun to learn from him and then dismiss batsmen from his own country. Warne is my idol and I have followed him since childhood, even now I watch his videos.

"It was a dream come true when I first met and talked to him (Warne). I have continued to follow his advice. Now he has promised to meet me again and hold a training session with me."

The youngster replaced injured Virat Kohli in the XI as India went in with an extra specialist bowler, and he didn't disappoint.

"Chinaman is difficult because not many bowlers do it but it came naturally to me when I started playing cricket," he said. "It needs a lot of work and training. It's more or less like that of a leg-spinner, the only difference is of right hand and left hand."

Matthew Wade, who put up a great fight against the spinner, appreciated the bowler for his width of spin and variations..

"It took a few balls to get used to him. He bowled a lot of different deliveries, he bowled a lot of spinners with a scrambled seam as well," said the Australian wicketkeeper-batsman.

"We had a look at everyone before the start of the series. So the boys are on top of what he was going to bowl. But yes, everyone had a look at his footage. He bowled quite well today", added Wade who scored a gritty 56.

Comments

Leave a comment

0 Comments

read previousWATCH, BBL | Warner inadvertently smacks himself on head courtesy of broken flailing bat
Few players show the knack of being as high on confidence as David Warner is when he comes out to bat, yet amusing circumstances saw the batter hilariously punishing himself. The opener's bat was left dangling by the handle in Hobart on Friday and the willow ensured it left a mark on the Oz legend.
Kuldeep Yadav says plan for Handscomb worked like a charmread next
After finishing with figures of 4/68, Kuldeep Yadav explained how he set-up Peter Handscomb to claim his wicket on Day 1 of the final Test against Australia in Dharamsala. The 22-year-old was only selected in the team because Virat Kohli had been ruled out due to a shoulder injury.
View non-AMP page