Tristan Stubbs admitted he was completely deceived by Kuldeep Yadav’s drift after the Indian spinner dismissed him with the first ball of a new spell. Stubbs, who scored 49, said Kuldeep’s delivery was the best he has bowled, despite facing him many times in Delhi Capitals nets
SA’s Tristan Stubbs during his 49 against India in Guwahati on Saturday. PIC/PTI
Tristan Stubbs had little idea that Kuldeep Yadav’s best delivery of the day would come off the first ball of a new spell and the South African admitted that his Delhi Capitals teammate made him dance to his tune despite having faced him many times in the nets.
Stubbs had hit Kuldeep for a couple of sixes and was one short of half-ton when the spinner tossed one up and it drifted in the air and started deviating after pitching. Stubbs moved his hands towards the ball without any foot movement, resulting in a regulation catch for KL Rahul at first slip. “I have faced him quite a few times. This was the first ball of his new spell and I think the best one he has bowled,” said Stubbs, who scored 49 off 113 balls.
When asked if he wanted to steer it past the slips for a single, the batter explained his dismissal and gave Kuldeep full credit for setting him up. “From my angle, it sort of beat me in the drift, that’s sort of why my hands got away, so I think that’s how he got me out. It was just the drift and my hands sort of following it, so it’s probably on a day one wicket, that’s probably how he’s trying to get you out, but for him to bowl that first ball of his, coming back, it was quite impressive,” Stubbs couldn’t stop gushing about the delivery.
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