I went to my coach at home, bowled with the red ball for three-four days after Lord's Test, says Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep bowled only once during the five-match Test series, remaining wicket-less at Lord’s before being ignored for the final two Tests. Going wicket-less was one thing, but the way he rendered ineffective raised a lot of questions about his red-ball ability. However, determined to come back stronger, Kuldeep immediately bowled long red-ball spells under the watchful eyes of his personal coach before the two-match home A series against Australia. 

His visit to the childhood coach helped as he picked up eight wickets against Australia A in the second unofficial Test. 

Recently in Rajkot against West Indies, the 23-year-old could not get into the groove in the first innings but bowled much better in the second.

“First innings I did not anticipate that they (West Indies batsmen) will attack me so much. But they were going for their strokes so in the second innings I did not fight the ball as much, kept it tight and got the wickets. They have a lot of power hitters and if you give them too much flight, you could end up leaking runs. He further added, “In the morning spell, I thought I could dismiss them easily as they were attacking. In the second spell, I just focused on accuracy,” said the Kanpur-based cricketer.