The Indian leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that his partnership with the chinaman, Kuldeep Yadav blossomed only with the suggestions provided by the senior members of the Indian team. Both of them has scalped as many as 103 wickets in 28 ODIs when they have played together for India.
In a recent interview with IANS, Chahal said, “Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) has helped a lot. He tells us how a wicket will play and so it helps us figure things out quickly instead of wasting overs on trying to understand the wicket. Apart from him, Virat (Kohli) and Rohit (Sharma) also always look to help us out. I think in our team every person is their own captain and we all respect each other. So for me and Kuldeep, it was great that we came into a dressing room that had these experienced players who were ready to back us up.”
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The performance of Kuldeep and Chahal in the 3rd ODI against South Africa in February 2018, where both spinners took four wickets each, led by the skipper Virat Kohli earmarking them to be India’s “X-factor” in the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
Chahal said that he hasn’t brought about too many changes in his bowling technique during away tours. He said, “I am doing exactly what I have always been doing for the past few years. I have not brought many changes to my game. The variations are the same, but I am a bit more mature in mixing them up now.”
England will be hosting the ICC World Cup 2019 and it has been speculated that this time, the pitches will be more helpful for the pacers. On this issue, Chahal feels that one should wait and watch.
The young leggie described, “Last year it was a spinning wicket. But that was only last year and we will get to know for sure only when we reach there. Once we do, we have got two weeks to prepare.”
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India will play two warm-up matches prior to the World Cup — against New Zealand on May 25, and against Bangladesh on May 28. They will commence their campaign against South Africa on June 5.
