Kuldeep Yadav had a ball on Thursday as he performed a key function in India’s 4-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the second ODI. The left-arm leg-spinner returned figures of three for 51 in his 10 overs as India bowled out Sri Lanka for a modest 215. In reply, the host aspect reached residence in 43.2 overs. Kuldeep bought the Man of the Match award for his efficiency. Be it former India cricketers or Team India captain Rohit Sharma, everybody was filled with reward for the star spinner.

Meanwhile, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan identified the change Kuldeep Yadav has introduced in his bowling type from that in 2019. He added that the change helps the spinner to bowl faster deliveries.

“Kuldeep Yadav has changed his run up angle that has changed his alignment & that is helping him to bowl quicker. Fantastic work by him,” mentioned Irfan Pathan on Twitter.

Kuldeep Yadav has modified his run up angle that has modified his alignment & that’s serving to him to bowl faster. Fantastic work by him pic.twitter.com/jO5sRDJEbp

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 12, 2023

After the second ODI, India skipper Rohit mentioned that it was Kuldeep who helped the aspect bounce again within the sport.

“For him (Kuldeep Yadav) to come back and play the game he played today, it was fantastic. Literally got us back in the game. They were batting run-a-ball and Kuldeep, as we’ve seen quite often, comes and gets the wicket. He’s quite confident as a bowler right now and it definitely augurs well with the team,” mentioned Rohit.

Talking in regards to the match, KL Rahul confirmed some glimpses of type with a gutsy half-century as he anchored India to a hard-earned victory over Sri Lanka. Rahul scored an unbeaten 64 off 103 balls. Earlier, Sri Lanka have been all out for 215 in 39.4 overs with debutant Nuwanidu Fernando scoring 50. Mohammed Siraj (3/30) and Kuldeep have been probably the most profitable bowlers for the hosts.

(With PTI Inputs)

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