“It is not always about domination, but it is also very important how you come back on a good batting surface,” he said
Kuldeep Yadav. Pic/AFP
India’s premier spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Sunday compared the 22-yard strip at the Barsapara Stadium to a “road” due to the benign nature of the surface that allowed South Africa’s lower-order batters to take the team’s first-innings score to 489 in the second Test.
Asked about his opinion on playing in Kolkata, where batters struggled and here in Barsapara where it became a nightmare for the spinners, Kuldeep’s reply was laced with sarcasm. “Kolkata ka wicket toh alag tha, yeh to pura road tha [Kolkata’s wicket was different and this was a whole road]. So it’s challenging and that’s why it’s called a Test wicket,” said Kuldeep, who claimed 4-115 in 29.1 overs.
It will be interesting to see how BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia takes this statement as this is the first-ever Test match being held at his home venue, and one of the senior players hasn’t exactly been too kind with his assessment of the track.
However, Kuldeep did maintain that one needs to show fighting abilities to counter adverse conditions. “It is not always about domination, but it is also very important how you come back on a good batting surface,” he said.
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