IND Vs IRE: 'Kuldeep Yadav Owes A Lot To Rishabh Pant'- Abhinav Mukund

India batsman, Abhinav Mukund opened up on Kuldeep Yadav’s performance in the five-match T20I series against West Indies and said that the chinaman spinner owes a lot to Rishabh Pant for his comeback.

While speaking on Jio Cinema, Mukund said that Kuldeep Yadav worked a lot on his bowling and changed his delivery style, and became straighter.

“He has worked on his bowling a lot. He has changed his run-up, he was more angular when he started out. He has become a lot straighter. That means he is getting into the stride much faster than he was which is enabling him to bowl that flatter trajectory,” Mukund said on Kuldeep Yadav.

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Mukund praised Rishabh Pant for backing Kuldeep and always giving him confidence, especially in the last six months.

“And the confidence as well, one man that we seldom mention in the last 6 months. It’s Rishabh Pant, he was the guy who backed him to the T in the IPL in terms of giving him the comeback. He (Kuldeep) was not sought after in terms of the IPL at that point. Rishabh Pant actually backed him and gave him that run to give him confidence. Kuldeep owes a lot to Rishabh in terms of getting him back on track,” Mukund added.

He is looking like a dream bowler right now: Abhinav Mukund on Kuldeep Yadav

Mukund further said that Kuldeep Yadav is like a dream bowler now and that he won’t be surprised if India goes for Jadeja and Yadav over Chahal.

“He is looking like a dream bowler right now, he is looking very, very good. I won’t be surprised if India pick Kuldeep and Jadeja ahead of Chahal in the World Cup. I think Kuldeep has leapfrogged Chahal at this point,” Mukund concluded.

Kuldeep Yadav was in his best form in India’s tour of the West Indies. The 28-year-old bowler took seven wickets in the three-match ODI series and scalped six wickets in four 20-over games. The chinaman picked big wickets in the tour which helped the Men in Blues.

India will play against Ireland in the upcoming three-match T20I series which will begin on Friday (August 18). Jusprit Bumrah, who is out of injury will lead the Men in Blues in the series.