With his undefeatable and rare in the continent left-arm chinaman bowling, young spinner Kuldeep Yadav has made a concrete place for himself in the Indian cricket team in a short period of time. Kuldeep was initially a fast bowler but on the perusal of his childhood coach in a cricket academy in Kanpur, he developed himself to become a left-arm wrist spinner, a rare breed of bowlers in India. The Uttar Pradesh-based spinner made his international debut on March 25, 2017, in a Test match against Australia in Dharamsala. Following an impressive Test outing, Kuldeep made his ODI debut on June 23, 2017, facing West Indies at Port of Spain. On the same tour of Caribbean islands, he managed to make his T20I debut on July 9, 2017 at Kingston. He, along with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, charmed the national team selectors with his mystical bowling and replaced experienced spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the squads for the shorter format of cricket.
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KKR faced a lot of criticism for dropping Kuldeep in the last two matches against Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians before the upcoming World Cup.
Kuldeep, who is expected to be a vital cog in India's World Cup campaign, has got only four wickets in nine games for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.
When asked about Kuldeep Yadav's absence from the playing XI, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik made it clear that he was dropped owing to poor form.
Asked whether RCB's demoralising displays will affect him during India's World Cup campaign, Kuldeep said Kohli plays at a different level altogether donning the India blue and the IPL showing is no cause of worry at all.
The home side dominated the large part of the innings after electing to bowl but Russell and Karthik seized the momentum with their fearless batting.
Kuldeep Yadav said that India have a chance to win the 2019 World Cup but should be aware of England and Pakistan as the two teams which also have some quality players in their side.
Chawla reckons that Kuldeep and Yuzvendra Chahal will be able to make impact at the upcoming World cup.
Ashwin has not played limited overs cricket since 2017 West Indies tour.
India had a mixed season in the last 12 months with a few results not going their way, however, Kohli and his boys seem to have an idea of what to expect in England.
Shane Warne also refused to buy the argument that finger spinners are losing relevance in limited overs format.
Pakistan (135) enjoy a 13-point lead over second-placed India (122) with England remaining at third place with 121 points.
If Kohli uses him smartly, Dhoni could yet provide all of us with a fairytale ending to his career that we wish for the ODI behemoth.
The wrist spinner duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been regular feature in India's ODI format confining finger spinner R Ashwin to the sidelines and relegating Ravindra Jadeja as the third specialist spinner.
India produced a clinical bowling performance, led by Mohammed Shami, to restrict Australia to 236 for seven from their 50 overs.
Looking back at the 12 months that went by, the Kanpur-based cricketer now knows how tough it is to switch formats.
The understanding between Kuldeep Yadav and MS Dhoni between the wickets has often left players bamboozled and clueless. The Chinaman opens up on Dhoni's presence behind the stumps.
The Indian skipper dropped four places to be jointly 19th with Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza.
Wrist spinners Kuldeep and Chahal have become India's preferred choices in the shorter formats over the last 18 months, while Jadeja and R Ashwin have gone down in the pecking order.
Kuldeep Yadav has so far played just six Tests and picked up 24 wickets at an average of 24.12.
India are runaway favourites for the 50-over global tournament after dominating series wins in Australia and New Zealand.
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