'Kuldeep Yadav bowled like left-armed Shane Warne' - Michael Vaughan's ultimate praise for spinner

Indian left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that he follows legendary Australian leg spinner Shane Warne as his idol. Kuldeep is a big turner of the ball and deceives the batsman with high googlies and flippers.

Kuldeep became the biggest headache for England during their second innings of the fourth Test in Ranchi. Kuldeep ripped through the English middle and lower order and has already picked up four wickets.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has given a huge compliment to Kuldeep Yadav and believed that he bowled like a left-handed Shane Warne on Day 3 of the fourth IND vs ENG Test match. Vaughan went to his official ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) and posted for the same.

Michael Vaughan heaps praise on Kuldeep Yadav

Michael Vaughan wrote, “The best compliment I can give Kuldeep Yadav.. Today he has bowled today like a left armed Shane Warne.”

The best compliment I can give @imkuldeep18 .. Today he has bowled today like a left armed Shane Warne .. #INDvENG

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 25, 2024

Kuldeep Yadav has been at his best form with both bat and ball in the fourth Test match against England. Kuldeep played 131 balls and scored an important 28 runs for India. He added 76 runs from 202 balls along with Dhruv Jurel’s, Kuldeep’s partnership Jurel ensured that India reached a respectable total of 307 runs in their first innings in reply to England’s 353.

Kuldeep Yadav began his hunt for wickets by removing English opener Zak Crawley for 60 runs off 91 balls. The ball pitched outside the line of the off stump and went on to hit the middle stump. Crawley was beaten by both turn and bounce and had to make his way back to the dressing room. Ben Stokes became the next victim of Yadav when he ended up getting bold while defending the ball for 4 runs from 13 balls.

Tom Hartley became the third English batsman to fall against Kuldeep Yadav. Hartley tried to attack the left-arm wrist spinner and ended up handing over a catch to Sarfaraz Khan at long-on. Hartley caught Ollie Robinson in front of a duck to complete a four-wicket haul. Kuldeep will now be hunting for his fifer and wrap up the English innings as quickly as possible.

The Three Lions still have a well-recognized batsman in the form of Ben Foakes present at the crease. However, with just two wickets left, it will be tough for him to help England get close to 250 or 300 runs. Foakes will have to play the same role that Joe Root played in the first innings along with Ollie Robinson.

The pitch will get slower as the match moves into Day 4 and 5. Chasing would be very difficult for India in the fourth innings, as they have not been able to play against English spinners. Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley picked up 8 of the 10 Indian wickets in the first innings and they would become more lethal when they get more help from the surface on Day 4 and 5.

India would want Rohit Sharma to fire and make a big score. Rohit smashed a ton in the third Test but wasn’t able to repeat the performance in the second innings of the same match and was dismissed cheaply for 2 runs in the first innings of the current match.