(Spinners)

Kuldeep Yadav (India)

With his brilliant chinaman bowling, Kuldeep Yadav made it difficult for the Kiwis to survive at the pitch. The New Zealand batsmen found it extremely hard to pick his variations and struggled in the first two ODIs. He picked up four-wicket hauls in both these games and played a crucial part in the wins.

However, the Blackcaps played him with extreme caution in the third ODI of the series and he went wicketless. Kuldeep went wicketless in the fourth ODI as well when the opposition opted for a counter-attack against him. He was rested for the last game and finished with eight wickets in the series.

Yuzvendra Chahal (India)

Yuzvendra Chahal was Kuldeep’s partner-in-crime as usual. If one built pressure, the other went for the kill. It was a win-win situation for both and Team India at the same time as they have now discovered the most lethal attack for the middle overs. The Blackcaps found it extremely hard to pick him and Chahal was clever with his variations.

Chahal also picked up 9 wickets in the series just like Shami, but in five games. His economy rate of 5.34 was also great and picked up wickets whenever his captain asked for one. Chahal is expected to play a very important part for the Indian team in the upcoming World Cup.