Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav. (Photo: IPL)

Kuldeep Yadav received yet another player of the match award as he claimed 24-2 in his quota of 4 overs and helped his team restrict Punjab Kings to just 115 runs in their 20 overs.

He shared his award with Axar Patel who also claimed a couple of wickets, one of them being that of Liam Livingstone, the most dangerous batter for PBKS in the season so far.

Kuldeep Yadav. Photo-IPL
Kuldeep Yadav. Photo-IPL

Rishabh Pant Has Given Me a Lot of Confidence: Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav is 2nd on the purple cap list this season as he has claimed 13 wickets from 6 games, he is just behind his India teammate Yuzvendra Chahal on the list.

This has been a very productive year for Kuldeep in the IPL as the last couple of seasons have been very poor for him. He didn’t get much chance to play for Kolkata Knight Riders as his performances dipped and Varun Chakraborty rose through the ranks.

He was consequently also dropped from the Indian T20 side despite having a stellar record in T20 internationals.

Kuldeep Yadav. Photo- IPL
Kuldeep Yadav. Photo- IPL

Nevertheless, Kuldeep was picked up by DC in the mega auctions and the management has shown immense confidence in the bowler.

Their co-owner Parth Jindal after getting him on his team has said that the owners and the coaches would work with Kuldeep and help him gain back his confidence. His words seem to be proving just alright as after yet another impressive performance against PBKS Kuldeep acknowledged the contribution of various people in him getting his form back.

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“To be very honest, I have got plenty of confidence this season and I am also mentally clear with my role. I just focus on my line and length and not on what the batter is going to do. I don’t watch videos now, when you are very confused you watch videos to see what a batter might do. I am enjoying my bowling after a long time and the credit goes to Rishabh for backing me. That gives a lot of confidence for a bowler and that is a plus point for us”, Kuldeep said in the post-match presentation.

Delhi Capitals Captain Rishabh Pant (Image Credits: Twitter)
Delhi Capitals Captain Rishabh Pant (Image Credits: Twitter)

On how he got his two wickets in the game Kuldeep said: “I have played a lot against KG (Rabada) and I know he does not move his feet much, my plan was to bowl one chinaman and then the googly. The second wicket was due to Rishabh telling me to bowl from round the wicket.”

Ricky Ponting would hope that their primary spinner continues to be in the same form going forward in the tournament.

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