With his undefeatable and rare in the continent left-arm chinaman bowling, young spinner Kuldeep Yadav has made a concrete place for himself in the Indian cricket team in a short period of time. Kuldeep was initially a fast bowler but on the perusal of his childhood coach in a cricket academy in Kanpur, he developed himself to become a left-arm wrist spinner, a rare breed of bowlers in India. The Uttar Pradesh-based spinner made his international debut on March 25, 2017, in a Test match against Australia in Dharamsala. Following an impressive Test outing, Kuldeep made his ODI debut on June 23, 2017, facing West Indies at Port of Spain. On the same tour of Caribbean islands, he managed to make his T20I debut on July 9, 2017 at Kingston. He, along with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, charmed the national team selectors with his mystical bowling and replaced experienced spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the squads for the shorter format of cricket.
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India outclassed England by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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In an exclusive chat, former Team India skipper and IndiaTV's cricket expert and analyst, Sourav Ganguly, decoded what went wrong for the Men in Blue and how they can fight back to clinch the series.
England captain Eoin Morgan was full of praise for his team and the way they bounced back from the terrible performance in the first match.
England allrounder David Willey was miffed with India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar who stopped in his delivery stride in the final over of England's innings.
The Men in Blue now have the chance to wrap up the T20I series early on this tour and another win in Cardiff will give them an unassailable 2-0 lead.
A dumbfounded England team have now turned their focus to counter Kuldeep by using a spin-bowling machine, known as Merlyn, which will help mimic the chinaman's unique variations and skills.
India stand on the cusp of a sixth successive T20I series' win -- a run stretching back to their 2-1 win over New Zealand at home in November 2017.
Kuldeep is very difficult to pick and his wrong 'un hasn't been easy and I hope he can keep working on it, says Kohli.
There was nothing in my head. I never bowl looking at who the batsman is. I always try to do what I can do - Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep's scalps included three wickets in his third over when he had Morgan caught in the deep and Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root stumped by MS Dhoni for golden ducks.
KL Rahul scored his second T20I century to guide India to an eight-wicket win against England in the first T20I at the Old Trafford, Manchester.
India demolished Ireland by 143 runs to clinch the two-match T20I series 2-0 at The Village, Dublin.
Skipper Kohli, Pandya, Rahul, Dhawan and Karthik were seen enjoying a sunny day out ahead of the 2nd and last T20I of the two-match series which India lead 1-0. Take a look.
Kuldeep said the wicket was batsman-friendly and turning a little, however, that little was enough for wrist-spinners like him.
India thrashed Ireland by 76 runs in the first T20I at The Village, Dublin, to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series.
One thing the Irish should keep in mind before they take on the No.3 ranked T20I team, is that the players are still in red-hot form from the recently concluded IPL 2018.
The formidable spin duo was full of praises for captain Kohli, saying that he always backs spinners in the team and tries to boost their confidence.
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The match gives the think-tank an opportunity to check on some of the key components in their combination before the series against England.
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