I Will Try To Plan Every Game Better In 2020 - Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav has realised that 2019 was a “tough year for him” and already has plans to make 2020 a fruitful year. Kuldeep acknowledged that he has learnt from his mistakes and will try to prepare better for the challenges this year. The Chinaman bowler’s appearances in 2019 were irregular. Even his stint with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) didn’t go right.

Kuldeep Yadav was expected to be the best bowler for India during the ICC World Cup 2020, but it wasn’t the case, as he had an ordinary tournament with the ball. Even in the longer version of the game, he failed to get the nod in playing XI.

I have to bring changes in my bowling – Kuldeep Yadav

Speaking of his struggles in 2019, Kuldeep Yadav wants to do better in 2020. He feels that a player must give himself a time to make things fall in place. Kuldeep Yadav wants to be mentally prepared for the upcoming games in 2020. He told reporters on the eve of the third and final T20 against Sri Lanka.

“It (2019) was a tough one. I learned a lot of things, and the biggest positive was getting to know that I could have planned things better. If I thought more and gave more time to myself, I could have performed better. In 2020, I will try to plan every game better and give myself more time, so I get more time to reflect on my game,” Kuldeep Yadav said.

“You play a lot of matches but at the same time, you have to give yourself more time to plan for the next game. I want to be more mentally prepared this year. I will definitely take the help of video analysts and speak to the bowling coach (Bharat Arun) in the nets, where we can figure out the strengths and weaknesses of various batsmen. Now everyone knows how Kuldeep bowls, he is a chinaman, who has wrong-uns, flippers. So, I have to bring changes in my bowling, which the batsmen cannot figure out,” he added.

Recently, Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian to pick a hat-trick twice in international, having achieved the feat against Australia in an ODI earlier. He is also the only Indian bowler, who has managed to take a hat-trick against West Indies in ODI cricket.

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In the first game of this year, Kuldeep Yadav picked a couple of wickets and preparing for the final game of the series in Pune against Sri Lanka. Mostly, he would once again get the place ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal in the playing XI. Following this, the series against Australia is going to be the stern Test for him.