India vs West Indies: Kuldeep Yadav becomes first Indian to take two hat-tricks in ODIs
Cricket | December 18, 2019 20:41 ISTKuldeep Yadav took his second hat-trick in ODIs during the second game against West Indies in Visakhapatnam.
Kuldeep Yadav took his second hat-trick in ODIs during the second game against West Indies in Visakhapatnam.
Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma has said that the T20 World Cup is still a long way ahead, adding that winning the games leading up to tournament would naturally help the team composition.
Kuldeep recently returned to India's T20I squad for the West Indies series after a gap of nine months. He had last played the shorter format against New Zealand in February early this year.
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has come out in support of Kuldeep and said that it is important to back the youngster as he is a match-winner by his own right.
In the recent series against South Africa which India won 3-0, Ashwin and Jadeja showed their prowess by emerging out as the leading wicket-takers from both the sides.
Shahbaz Nadeem became the 296th player to play for India in the longest format of the game after he was handed the cap before the game on Saturday.
Kuldeep made full use of the net session displaying some elegant cover drives in their afternoon practice which was also attended by Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal and Ishant Sharma among others.
Kuldeep Yadav hasn't been a part of the playing XI in the longest format for a while, and he and Yuzvendra Chahal were recently sidelined for the T20I series against South Africa.
R Ashwin didn't play either of the two Tests against West Indies as Ravindra Jadeja was preferred over the Tamil Nadu tweaker.
Ganguly said that he is not concerned with India's results in the shortest format of the game going into the World T20 next year.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have failed to find a place in India's T20I squad for two consecutive series against the West Indies and South Africa.
Jasprit Bumrah trolled Indian teammate Kuldeep Yadav on Instagram after the latter posted a promotional video on his profile.
Kuldeep Yadav was dropped from India's T20I squads for the West Indies tour and home series against South Africa but that hasn't dented his confidence.
Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder scored centuries as South Africa A made a strong comeback in the second unofficial Test against India A.
The spinning duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Shahbaz Nadeem gave India A an upper hand against South Africa A in the second unofficial Test.
Aakash Chopra feels that if India decide to compromise on its wicket-taking ability, then they have to score more in T20Is.
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have been kept out of India's T20I squad for the second consecutive series.
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal's absence from the T20I squad for the three-match series against South Africa raised eyebrows.
Kuldeep Yadav is in line to break a big record when India meets West Indies for the third and final ODI of the series in Port of Spain.
Taking time off ahead of the penultimate clash on August 14, spin twins Kuldeep and Yuzvendra were spotted practicing at the Maracas beach, but in a rather amusing and enjoyable way on Tuesday.
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