Noor Ahmad Is Trying To Learn From Everyone, He Has A Lovely Wrong'un: Kuldeep Yadav

Being practitioners of the same 'art form', the world's leading left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav finds young Afghan bowler Noor Ahmad fascinating and terms his fast-paced googly as a delivery which batters find it difficult to pick up. Kuldeep and Noor have been in good form for their respective teams and a lot will hinge on them when Delhi Capitals take on Chennai Super Kings in an away game in Chennai on Saturday. While Kuldeep has taken five wickets from three games at an economy rate of less than six, Noor is currently on top of wicket-taker's list with nine victims and an ER of 6.83.

"He is bowling really well and I know him personally. He is someone who is trying to learn from everyone. We had a chat last night as well. I was sitting with him and we had a chat about how to go about the leg-spin," Kuldeep told media persons during the pre-match media conference.

"And obviously, he has a lovely wrong'un and with that kind of a pace, it's very difficult for a batter to pick," the India international said.

".....and especially when you play in Chennai, it's always very difficult to score against any wrist spinner," said Kuldeep, on a match that is being billed as a battle against Noor.

A champion bowler in his own right, Kuldeep also spoke highly about KKR's Varun Chakravarthy, who has become an indispensable member of India's T20 side.

"Varun has been brilliant from last one year. Obviously, he has been doing very well for KKR over the years. He has played some really good cricket coming up to this moment." However, Kuldeep said that unlike Chakravarthy, who believes in sequencing deliveries that he would bowl to a particular batter, he chooses to remain way more flexible in his approach "Not with me. I am very