KOLKATA: Young chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav stated the presence of his idol, legendary Shane Warne in the Rajasthan Royals dug-out motivated him to produce his career-best efficiency in the Indian Premier League.
ALSO READ: KKR douse Royals' fire to stay in Playoff rivalry
Till Tuesday evening, Kuldeep was once having a somewhat quiet time in the ongoing IPL with simply nine wickets from 12 outings at an financial system charge of round eight.five.
But by way of his personal admission, Kuldeep stated he was once decided to turn things round in front of the Australian spin legend, who is the mentor of Rajasthan Royals team.
"I'm always a big fan of him (Warne). He has been my idol. I always get a different kind of motivation when I play in front of him. I wanted to put up a good show in front of him," Kuldeep stated on the post-match news convention.
ALSO READ: IPL 2018 Points Table
Kuldeep grabbed Four-20 and earned Kolkata Knight Riders an important six-wicket victory over Rajasthan.
Kuldeep wiped clean up the top order with a wicket in each and every of his 4 overs to bowl out Rajasthan for 142 in 19 overs.
It was once redemption time for Kuldeep on Tuesday as he first were given Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane out bowled with a crazy googly, after which dismissed dangerman Jos Buttler. In his next two overs, Kuldeep were given Stuart Binny stumped with some other googly before accounting for the wicket of Ben Stokes.
India's frontline spinner in limited overs formats, Kuldeep stated Warne additionally gave him tips for the impending collection in England.
"I discussed with him after the match. I have already started my planning for the upcoming England series. But it was a brief conversation. Maybe after the IPL, I will again get a chance to talk to him," Kuldeep stated.
Kuldeep made an attractive Test debut, in opposition to Australia in Dharamsala in March 2017, when he returned with figures of four/68 in the Australian first innings but since then he has performed only one extra Test.
He has been named in the next month's one-off Test in opposition to Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
Insisting that he's a wicket-taking bowler, Kuldeep stated his defensive state of mind in opposition to Mumbai Indians of their previous game in Kolkata can have value him expensive.
"Maybe my mind set became a bit defensive and thought of restricting the flow of runs. But I'm not the kind of a bowler who stops the flow of runs. If I attack at the batsmen, most of the times I get wickets. My strength is to keep looking for wickets," he stated.
Kuldeep stated Buttler's wicket was once particular for him as it proved to be turning level of the sport.
"If he had played for 10 more overs, the score would have been 170-180. Everything went according to my plan. For me it was the best wicket," he stated.
KKR now head to Hyderabad to take on leaders Sunrisers Hyderabad in the closing round-robin league match on May 19.
"We have to win the next match straightway. That's important for us, then only we stand a chance to qualify," he signed off.
ALSO READ: KKR douse Royals' fire to stay in Playoff rivalry
Till Tuesday evening, Kuldeep was once having a somewhat quiet time in the ongoing IPL with simply nine wickets from 12 outings at an financial system charge of round eight.five.
But by way of his personal admission, Kuldeep stated he was once decided to turn things round in front of the Australian spin legend, who is the mentor of Rajasthan Royals team.
"I'm always a big fan of him (Warne). He has been my idol. I always get a different kind of motivation when I play in front of him. I wanted to put up a good show in front of him," Kuldeep stated on the post-match news convention.
ALSO READ: IPL 2018 Points Table
Kuldeep grabbed Four-20 and earned Kolkata Knight Riders an important six-wicket victory over Rajasthan.
Kuldeep wiped clean up the top order with a wicket in each and every of his 4 overs to bowl out Rajasthan for 142 in 19 overs.
It was once redemption time for Kuldeep on Tuesday as he first were given Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane out bowled with a crazy googly, after which dismissed dangerman Jos Buttler. In his next two overs, Kuldeep were given Stuart Binny stumped with some other googly before accounting for the wicket of Ben Stokes.
India's frontline spinner in limited overs formats, Kuldeep stated Warne additionally gave him tips for the impending collection in England.
"I discussed with him after the match. I have already started my planning for the upcoming England series. But it was a brief conversation. Maybe after the IPL, I will again get a chance to talk to him," Kuldeep stated.
Kuldeep made an attractive Test debut, in opposition to Australia in Dharamsala in March 2017, when he returned with figures of four/68 in the Australian first innings but since then he has performed only one extra Test.
He has been named in the next month's one-off Test in opposition to Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
Insisting that he's a wicket-taking bowler, Kuldeep stated his defensive state of mind in opposition to Mumbai Indians of their previous game in Kolkata can have value him expensive.
"Maybe my mind set became a bit defensive and thought of restricting the flow of runs. But I'm not the kind of a bowler who stops the flow of runs. If I attack at the batsmen, most of the times I get wickets. My strength is to keep looking for wickets," he stated.
Kuldeep stated Buttler's wicket was once particular for him as it proved to be turning level of the sport.
"If he had played for 10 more overs, the score would have been 170-180. Everything went according to my plan. For me it was the best wicket," he stated.
KKR now head to Hyderabad to take on leaders Sunrisers Hyderabad in the closing round-robin league match on May 19.
"We have to win the next match straightway. That's important for us, then only we stand a chance to qualify," he signed off.
Warne's presence motivated Kuldeep to register career-best IPL figures
![Warne's presence motivated Kuldeep to register career-best IPL figures]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
May 16, 2018
Rating:
