‘I have been watching him…’: Kuldeep Yadav reveals how he planned the dismissal of Pakan’s Saud Shakeel | Cricket News
Kuldeep Yadav picked 2/35 and played the role of the supporting cast to perfection as the Indian bowlers ripped through the Pakan batting line-up to restrict them to 191 in 42.5 overs in the marquee World Cup clash on Saturday.
Yadav nabbed the duo of Saud Shakeel (6) and Iftikhar Ahmed (4) quickly to hasten the slide for the men in green.
After the spell, in a conversation with the broadcasters, Yadav revealed how he had studied Saud Shakeel’s game and plotted his dismissal in the last few days.
“I have been watching him (Shakeel) sweep a lot or the paddle, so I was trying to keep it wicket to wicket. Luckily I got him,” he said.
Yadav once again struck in the same over and bowled Iftikhar Ahmed with a wrong’un as Pakan slipped to 166 for five from 155 for two.Most Read
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Yadav also spoke about his confidence in his weapons and knew where to pitch the ball on the surface.
“I have been enjoying the World Cup. I knew where to bowl on this pitch. It’s a difficult wicket to bowl on to be honest, it’s on the slower side. They (Pakan) were not trying too much, so kept it wicket to wicket varying my pace. First seven overs we didn’t give too much width, they were not trying to do much. Rizwan didn’t sweep me, I was hoping to make him play a bad shot,” he explained.
On his experience of playing in front a jampacked Narendra Modi stadium. “Unbelievable to play in front of this crowd. This atmosphere is crazy, playing against Pakan and seeing close to 90,000 people here,” Kuldeep said of the atmosphere,” he said.
