Kuldeep Yadav brilliantly fills in for Ravichandran Ashwin, dismisses Ben Duckett & Jonny Bairstow
India bowling magician Kuldeep Yadav has been brilliantly filling in for Ravichandran Ashwin and provided Team India with a massive wicket. He dismissed both Ben Duckett and Jonny Bairstow to give two quick wickets for India.
After bringing up his 150, Duckett was aiming to bring up his 200 stitching a solid partnership with his captain Ben Stokes. However, he was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav for 153. Duckett played a shot into the cover for a boundary but went off for a brilliant catch by India opener Shubman Gill.
Earlier, in the match, Yadav provided Team India with another breakthrough as he dismissed Jonny Biarstow for a duck. Bairstow got completely confused by the spinning delivery as the ball hit the pad and the on-field umpire signaled an LBW out.
People shouldn’t judge Ben Duckett solely by his name. Despite having “Duck” in it, he scored a brilliant 💯 before getting out.
Kuldeep Yadav has been outstanding in Ravi Ashwin’s absence, claiming two crucial wickets.#Bazball#ENGvsIND#INDvsENGpic.twitter.com/ZqvFtHMqAQ
— Vijay Kathayat (@vijay_kathayat) February 17, 2024
The visitors now need a solid partnership on Ben Foakes who joined Ben Stokes after Duckett’s wicket. On the other hand, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj are aiming to get some breakthroughs, in order to gain an upper hand against England.
Meanwhile, fans are not getting enough of Kuldeep Yadav’s magic and heaped praises on his brilliant bowling.
“KULDEEP MAGIC AT RAJKOT….!!!! Kuldeep gets Duckett for 153 – What a day it has been for India, 3 important wickets & they are back with a bang,” commented a fan.
Another fan wrote, “If you are not watching Kuldeep Yadav spell you are missing something very imp in your life.”
“Kuldeep Yadav now holds the best career strike rate (39) for any spinner who’ve bowled in last 100 Years of Test cricket and have taken 40 or more wickets…,” commented another fan.
