MS Dhoni Helped Me Learn the Art of Reading Pitches and...
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav recently said that he learnt the art of reading pitches and setting fields from former India captain MS Dhoni who is known for his guidance to the bowlers, especially youngsters behind the stumps.
"When I started my career, I wasn't good at reading the pitch. I learnt about this aspect after I started playing with MS Dhoni. He would often tell me when I needed to spin the ball or where I needed to pitch it," Kuldeep told Deep Dasgupta in the third episode of ESPNcricinfo Cricketbaazi.
He further added, "Dhoni was very good at setting the field as well. That's why I never paid attention to field placement when I bowled with Dhoni keeping the wicket. He would understand where the batsman could try to hit me and set the field accordingly. It helped me bowl with more confidence. This is something I learnt from him and since the time he has not played ODI cricket, this has gone missing as well."
However, Kuldeep shared that he can set his own field now and he also gave the credit to current India captain Virat Kohli for believing in youngsters like him. Kohli believes in all the youngsters to give them full freedom which is also one of the reasons why Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep have had a successful partnership for India and also become the vital cogs in white-ball cricket.
The left-handed spinner further added that Kohli believes that they can win matches for India. When the captain shows faith in a player, his frame of mind improves and it makes everything quite easy as well. He further revealed that for the captain, Virat Kohli, it doesn't matter if a bowler sometimes gave away 65-70 runs in his ten overs but if he picks up three wickets, the captain will be happy.
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