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‘Warne taught me the flipper’
Kuldeep Yadav on Saturday revealed that Shane Warne taught him to bowl the flipper which he used to get his maiden Test wicket of David Warner.
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At the start of the Test series in Pune, chief coach Anil Kumble took Kuldeep to Warne for a session and it paid dividends.
Asked about the kind of tips he got from Warne, the 22-year-old Kuldeep’s reply brought the house down. “Did you see the first wicket (that of Warner)? That was not a chinaman. It was a flipper which I learnt from Shane Warne. So, learning from Warne and then getting out his countryman is a nice feeling,” Kuldeep replied cheekily as everyone had a hearty laugh.
For Kuldeep, it was a dream come true to meet Warne and talk about the art of spin bowling. “My idol is Shane Warne and I have followed him since my childhood. I only watch his videos and it was a dreamcome-true when I met him.
“I could not believe I was speaking to my idol and sharing my thoughts on bowling and what all I should be doing. I did exactly what he (Warne) told me to do. He has promised that he will have another session with me in near future,” the youngster said.
Kuldeep was brilliant on the field on his debut but equally impressive was his spunky answers after the day’s play.
Questioned about how difficult it was to bowl to centurion Steve Smith, the answer had a lot conviction. “I bowled to Smith for the first time and I did not have any difficulty as he was not playing any strokes against me. May be he did not want to take any chance against me and was depending on singles. I was never nervous against Smith,” he said.
And then, Kuldeep said something that indicated maturity beyond his years. “From childhood I have been told that spinner is someone who would take wickets even if he gets hit,” he added.
IN NUMBERS
- 2 visiting captains have score three centuries in a series in India — Alastair Cook in 2012-13 and Steven Smith in 2016.
- 1st Australian to score three centuries in a series in India is Smith.
- 99 innings taken by Smith to score 20 Test centuries. He’s behind only Don Bradman (55 innings), Sunil Gavaskar (95) and Matthew Hayden (95).
- 1st left-arm wrist spinner to represent India in Tests is Kuldeep Yadav.
- 79 wickets taken by R Ashwin in the 2016-17 season is the most by any bowler in one season.
TWEETS
Sachin Tendulkar — I am impressed with @imkuldeep18’s variations and the way he has started. Keep going strong, this can be your match to shine.
Michael Clarke — This has been a magnificent spell of bowling from the young man Kuldeep.
Rohit Sharma — New mystery guy in the house @ imkuldeep18 #Magical. On the other hand brilliant hundred from Smith.
Harsha Bhogle — This is a fairy-tale debut for Kuldeep Yadav. Always something extra with the wrist spinner. And he can bat!
Deep Dasgupta — Superb spell by @imkuldeep18 , emphasises the importance of a wrist spinner on batting tracks. Brilliant.
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