Gautam Gambhir believes that Kuldeep Yadav is going to be the ‘x-factor’ for India rather than the veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin or the left-arm spinner Axar Patel. Spin has always been a major factor in determining the course of a series in India, and Gambhir believes that Yadav will take the lead for India.
After playing in limited-overs series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, Team India will begin a four-match Test series against Australia the following month. This series will be a significant challenge for Team India. Every match between the two teams that are now ranked first and second in the table for the World Test Championship is one that is always eagerly anticipated by a large number of people. There is a great deal of suspense surrounding the squad that the Indian selectors will choose to field in this next series as Team India progressively prepares for it.
After Sri Lanka decided to bat first in the second one-day international match against India on Thursday, Kuldeep Yadav once again demonstrated his worth by forming a successful bowling partnership with fast bowler Mohammed Siraj (3/30). Together, they were able to restrict Sri Lanka to 215 runs inside of 40 overs after the hosts made the decision to bat first.
Kuldeep earned the “Man of the Match” award when he finished the match with the statistics of 3/51 in 10 overs. KL Rahul scored 64 runs while remaining undefeated as India cruised to a victory by four wickets.
The performances of Kuldeep Yadav and Rahul have helped India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series they are currently competing in.
“He was never absent from the scene. It all comes down to his self-assurance. From everything that we have seen of Rohit Sharma, we can say with certainty that he possesses the capacity to instil confidence in younger bowlers. They shouldn’t give up on Kuldeep Yadav just yet; the moment has come to do so.
It will be important for him to bow a lot in international cricket when playing against Australia in the test series.
If you keep him in the sheds and don’t force him to play the one-day format, then all of a sudden bring him in for the Test series, he’s going to have less bowling experience under his belt, and that could hurt his performance “After the second one-day international, Gautam Gambhir discussed it on Star Sports.
“As a result of the fact that he is going to be a very crucial factor in the Australia Test series, I believe that he ought to participate in every 50-over format game that takes place before that series. As far as I’m concerned, he’s going to be the deciding factor, even more so than R Ashwin or Axar Patel.”
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