IND vs WI: "When Kuldeep Yadav Gets Going, He Can Run Through A Side" - Wasim Jaffer

Former India National Cricket Team batter Wasim Jaffer has showered praise on the left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav for his bowling heroics in the ODI series opener against West Indies National Cricket Team at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday, July 27.

Winning the toss and bowling first, India bundled out the home side for just 114 runs, thanks to Kuldeep Yadav’s exceptional 4-wicket haul and Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliant 3-wicket haul. Also, Hardik Pandya, Mukesh Kumar, and Shardul Thakur bagged one wicket each.

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Kuldeep Yadav was the star of the show as he registered exceptional bowling figures of 3-2-6-4. The 28-year-old was also awarded Player of the Match for his performance as India chased down the target with 5 wickets in hand to take a lead in the series.

Other than Shai Hope, the other guys couldn’t pick him – Wasim Jaffer on Kuldeep Yadav

In an interaction on ESPNcricinfo, Jaffer said that Shai Hope was the only batter from West Indies who had some clue about Kuldeep’s bowling and could pick him while the other batters were haunted by the wrist-spinner.

“That’s what wrist spinners can do [run through the tail]. If you can’t pick him, then you can’t play him. Sometimes, to a finger spinner, you know what’s coming out. But, with wrist spinners, the ball can go both ways. That’s what happened,” he said.

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He added that Kuldeep has the ability to run through any batting unit on a given day.

“Other than Shai Hope, the other guys couldn’t pick him – couldn’t pick the line, couldn’t pick the spin. Wrist-spinners can break partnerships and run through the tail and that’s what Kuldeep is good at. When he gets going, he can run through a side, can get you that double or triple strike in quick time. That’s exactly what he did today,” the 45-year-old added.

Wasim Jaffer was also impressed with Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling performance in the match.

“There was spin and bounce on the pitch. Watching it on TV, I could sense that Ravindra Jadeja is in the game. He obviously made it count. He generally doesn’t get that help. In ODIs, you normally get good batting wickets where teams score 280-300 or more. When he gets this kind of help, he’s dangerous,” he said.

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