India’s left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has again started training in earnest and he is daily bowling for four hours and is striving hard no to use saliva on the ball. With lockdown restrictions being eased out, and BCCI urging players to start their skill training at the local level, Kuldeep under the tutelage of his childhood coach Kapil Pandey is sweating it out at the local Rovers ground, where he learned all his cricket.

During a recent interaction with PTI, Kuldeep said, “I have started training at the Rovers ground in Lal Bangla area. In fact, I am doing two sessions per day. It’s only been a week that I have started outdoor training. All this while, I was at home maintaining social distancing norms. Now I believe within next few weeks, I would be ready for competitive cricket as and when it starts.”

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Kuldeep reckons that the biggest concern is controling the habit of using saliva, something that he feels is conditioned to follow. ICC has banned the use of saliva but players can use sweat to shine the ball. Asked what is the format he would like to play once cricket resumes, Kuldeep said that T20 will be his choice.

While he has started training, Yadav feels that cricket is not a priority right now when India is struggling badly to flatten the curve of COVID-19 pandemic.

Kuld said, “We have seen the crisis of migrant laborers across India especially in Delhi and Mumbai. People are jobless and you can’t just think about your sport. So how has he helped people who have faced financial distress? Kuldeep replied, “I have always believed in this philosophy that charity should be done quietly.”

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He further added, Yes, I am associated with a few NGOs plus I have tried to help people in my native Kanpur. But if you ask me to divulge details, I won’t because in my opinion, that’s not the right thing to do.”