India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the wicket of Netherlands’ Logan van Beek throughout the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Netherlands at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
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Ahead of their World Cup semifinals in opposition to New Zealand, Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Sunday stated Wankhede stays a troublesome venue for bowlers, and the hosts would require early wickets to get on high of the Kiwis.
India will face New Zealand within the final 4 match in Mumbai on Wednesday.
“It is a difficult venue to bowl. The bounce is true and batsmen often dominate there. Unlike in T20, of course, the bowlers have plenty of time to come back into the game,” said Kuldeep after India defeated the Netherlands by 160 runs to finish their league engagements on an all-win note.
“But yes, you need a couple of early wickets to get on top of the game and opponents.” The match in opposition to New Zealand might be a repeat of their 2019 semifinal in Manchester which the Kiwis gained by 18 runs.
However, Kuldeep didn’t learn an excessive amount of into previous information.
“The 2019 semifinals (against NZ) was four years ago. We have played a lot of bilateral series after that, so we know the conditions (in India) and so do they. Our preparation has been good and we have been able to play good cricket throughout the tournament.
“So, we expect to continue in the same vein in the next match as well,” he stated.
Kuldeep has performed a key position in India’s spin division, taking 14 wickets from 9 matches at a wonderful financial system charge of 4.15.
Playing down the pressures of a knockout match, Kuldeep stated his focus could be on engaged on his strengths.
“I just work on my rhythm and strengths and focus on how batsmen are trying to play me. My aim is to land the ball on the good length area as much as possible.
“I just keep focusing on the process rather than on wickets. Hopefully, it will work in the next match also,” he added.
Source: www.thehindu.com
