Kuldeep Yadav has been going through a rough patch ever since the last edition of the Indian Premier League, but former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has said that the youngster should be backed as he is a match-winner by his own right.

“I’m a massive Kuldeep Yadav fan and in terms of strike rates you see he is the quickest to 100 ODI wickets and even in the shorter format, if you look at the match we won in England, he picked up 5 wickets at a time where the opposition was running away from the match,”said Bangar.

“I wouldn’t count out Kuldeep Yadav, it’s just that he’s had a couple of poor games in the IPL last season. For him, this IPL is going to be a massive factor and if he does really well, it will be very hard to keep him out,” added the former batting coach.

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Sanjay Bangar has also talked about the importance of having an all-rounder in the team and he believes that Ravindra Jadeja could be that all-rounder for India right now as he has been going through a purple patch with both batting, bowling as well as in fielding. He is considered as one of the best fielders in world cricket in recent time also.

“You require a wrist spinner in the T20 format, it has been a very major component in India’s success wherein 2 wrist spinners played a massive role in most of the ODI and T20I series the team has had across conditions hence you will need a bowler who is capable of bowling the complete 4 overs and also bat at No.7. Hence, I feel Ravinder Jadeja edges over Krunal Pandya here as Krunal hasn’t been able to deliver the complete 4 overs at times and Jadeja has been in great form recently,” Sanjay Bangar concluded.