Kuldeep Yadav reveals message he received from Rohit Sharma

Kuldeep Yadav revealed the message he received from the skipper Rohit Sharma during match against Pakistan in Ahmedabad in the ODI World Cup 2023. The Chinaman spinner bowled well against Pakistan, claimed 2 wickets, and conceded only 35 runs in 10 overs.

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Kuldeep Yadav bowled very well in the match against Pakistan. Talking about his spell, Kuldeep said "No, I didn't plan that I would try to bowl Iftikhar around the legs but since I bowl the wrong 'un (googly), I tried that but it was a wide ball and also a bit on the shorter side which made it difficult for him to sweep. It was lucky wicket for me and this kind of wicket puts pressure on batters."

"They weren't able to read me from the hands and were in two minds whether to sweep or play normally. I would have loved to get him out in a better manner though. I thought they would try to sweep as they are known to play that shot. But they didn't take chance but that extra over that I bowled after discussing with skipper, both wickets came in that over," added Kuldeep. 

"Obviously Mohammed Siraj got Babar and that breakthrough helped. Planning to bowl that extra over did get us those two wickets and they couldn't recover. There were no plans that we would restrict them to certain total. All plans are based on nature of surface. 270 was a good score to chase on this wicket," said Kuldeep and felt that it was a tricky wicket to bat on. 

'I always want to bowl second but what to do as Rohit bhai doesn't listen to me' - Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep felt that bowling fuller was not good on the wicket. Kuldeep revealed that it was right to bowl on a good length and let the batters commit mistakes. "Singles were coming easily but wicket was so good for batting that whenever you pitched it a bit fuller, batters got easy boundaries. It was important that we found the good length spot and hit it repeatedly," added the chinaman spinner. 

Kuldeep, who trusts his bowling under the lights, funnily said that Rohit does not listen to him. "My bowling under lights has always been good. I always want to bowl second but what to do as Rohit bhai doesn't listen to me," concluded kuldeep, who claimed 2/35 in his 10 overs against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023. 

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