"I Have Always Felt...": Ravichandran Ashwin Makes Big Comment On Kuldeep Yadav's Career

12.10.2022 - 08:09 sports.ndtv.com

Once branded as India's No. 1 overseas spinner by Ravi Shastri, Kuldeep Yadav's stocks haven't hit the momentum they were expected to after the first couple of years of his career.

Though Kuldeep is gradually making a comeback in white-ball cricket, he still remains far from being given an opportunity in Tests.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who continues to remain a huge pillar for India in the longest format, however, has big hopes from Kuldeep in the format.

In a video on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said that he has always rated Kuldeep highly when it comes to wrist spinners. In fact, it is the Chinaman spinner's ability to bowl at 'repetitive lengths' that has impressed the off-spinner a lot.

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