It doesn’t bother Kuldeep Yadav when batters approach him with shots. Indeed, he enjoys the challenge and believes it makes him “more focused” in addition to making cricket a visually appealing game.
Two days before the third Test in Rajkot, Kuldeep remarked, “Normally in Test cricket, you are not used to having someone with such an attacking batting approach.” However, you are also playing the game more intensely. As a spinner, your attention is mostly on the game, your bowling technique, and your strategy.
In Test cricket, you don’t always worry too much about the batter’s potential to attack; instead, you concentrate on finding a way to dismiss them. Here, though, the strategy is different because they are attacking, so you must think through ways to stop them from playing as many strokes, which will offer more opportunity for you to capture a wicket. It’s intriguing, I really loved the previous game—my first of the series—and it’s beneficial for cricket as well.”
The slow-turning wickets used for the first two Test matches of the series provided the style of cricket that Kuldeep mentioned. In Hyderabad, Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley were the ones who held back, but in Visakhapatnam, Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal did the same on a far more even playing field.
Kuldeep believes such type of music is beneficial for cricket.
“I think we should not only focus on spin bowling, but also on our batting as well. However, when you look at things holistically, everything matters “Kuldeep thought. “As you witnessed in the previous game, the fast bowlers are equally important. Thus, good wickets are beneficial to cricket. It is untrue that you won’t encounter rank turners in the future. I hope you will see (turning tracks) in the future.
Is it better to change course for India’s home Tests? “I do not know that, I enjoy playing whenever I should get an opportunity to play, whether it is on a flat track or on a rank turner,” Kuldeep stated.
“I’ve never engaged in rank-turner gaming. In the previous series (the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February and March of last year), I did not participate. I’m not sure how we would approach or think about this. Essentially, the decision belongs to the team management. You all obviously want to see excellent cricket, too. “Having quality wickets is crucial for playing good cricket,” Kuldeep continued.
According to Ollie Pope, the pitch at Rajkot appears to be “pretty good”. This suggests that England may need to rearrange their lineup, considering they have only used one pacer in this series.
Pope told BBC Sport, “There’s every chance two seamers will be played if it stays like that.” “There’s a little bit more grass on it right now, but I don’t want to reveal too many secrets. It appears to be a quite strong pitch.
“We always like to make a decision here the day before the Test begins because conditions can change, especially with the heat on it all day.”
Given the ability of the all-rounder, having Ravindra Jadeja back in the team will be quite beneficial, regardless of the Rajkot pitch. With regard to Jadeja playing the third Test, Kuldeep sounded optimistic. “I believe he will play. He’s going about his business. The Indian left-arm legspinner stated, “I believe he is available. He did one session yesterday.” “I’ll be more than delighted to have the chance. I simply enjoy my day and keep working hard; I don’t give it any thought as to whether or not I’m playing.”