When Tendulkar, was asked if these are ominous signs for the Indian team, he begged to differ.
(L-R) Virat kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Joe Root (Photo: AFP)
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has decoded England’s Test skipper Joe Root’s secret behind his success against chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
Though Root has picked Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling, Sachin Tendulkar feels that the young wrist spinner could still prove to be a helpful if the hosts team prepares dry surfaces for the upcoming five-match Test series against India. The Test series will start from August 1.
“Whatever I saw on television, Root picked Kuldeep from his hand and did that really well. Now, Kuldeep’s wrist action is a complex one and once he lands the ball, I don’t think too many batsmen in world cricket have got the ability to tackle him off the pitch. Root could afford to play Kuldeep late because he was picking his wrist position early,” Sachin Tendulkar told PTI.
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When the highest run-getter in One Day International (ODI), Tendulkar, was asked if these are ominous signs for the Indian team, he begged to differ.
“I don’t think all the other England batsmen have played Kuldeep well. The kind of weather that has been in England with the sun baking the pitches, Kuldeep will be very much in action and so will be the other Indian spinners,” Tendulkar said adding, “If the pitches remain flat and dry like the ones during the limited overs leg, India are in with a very good chance. But if it’s a green top, obviously, the England seamers will come into the play.”
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