Getting Indian batsmen out is more satisfying: Kuldeep

This cricketing season is turning out to be a memorable one for Kuldeep Yadav. After his sensational Test debut against Australia at Dharamsala, the chinaman bowler is turning heads in the IPL.

Yadav has eight wickets from seven matches for KKR. The 22-year-old was once again the star performer with his 2/31 against RPS which included the big wickets of MS Dhoni and Manoj Tiwary in his final over.

It all began from the Ranji Trophy where he emerged as the highest wickettaker for Uttar Pradesh with 35 wickets in 13 innings. It was the first time that Yadav played all domestic matches for his state, barring when he was on national duty.

Yadav was the highest wickettaker in Duleep Trophy with 17 scalps in three matches.

“That (playing full domestic season) has really helped. If you are the highest run-getter or highest wicket-taker, it obviously gives you the momentum when you are playing at a higher level,” Yadav said.

“If you are not playing domestic season, you lack something. If you have played throughout – Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, one-dayers, T20s and then India A, it has been helpful to me and that is why I am so confident.”

Yadav’s variations with flippers and wrong’un along with his chinaman have made the task tougher for batsmen. “I believe in my chinaman bowling rather than the wrong’un and flipper because that is my identity,” said Kuldeep.

“Wrong’un is a variation which you bowl when you look to take a wicket. The batsman also gets confused whether the ball will spin inside or outside. If you get an Indian batsman like that, you get a lot of confidence,” he said.

IT ALL BEGAN FROM THE RANJI TROPHY WHERE HE WAS THE HIGHEST WICKETTAKER FOR UTTAR PRADESH WITH 35 IN 13 INNINGS