"Wasn't That Tough": Kuldeep Stumps Reporter With Bold Comment Post India's Win Over England

The Indian cricket team all but secured their semi-finals ticket with a convincing 100-run victory over defending champions England in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Sunday. While the pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami did the bulk of the damage with the new ball, Kuldeep Yadav also joined the party with two important wickets. Playing at his home ground, Kuldeep exploited the conditions effectively. When asked about the importance of India's victory over England in the high-profile clash, the left-arm spinner admitted that "it wasn't that tough" for the Indian team.

Kuldeep attended the press conference after the match and was asked by a reporter of beating England signals a change of guard in the format. His response was as confident as his performance on the day.

Reporter: Did the match - beating the defending champions so convincingly, does that feel like a changing of the guard moment where it changes around for you?

Kuldeep Yadav: I mean to be very honest it was good to win - beating defending champion. They havn't had a great tournament so far. So it wasn't that tough -  they restricted us for like 230.

As a bowler, I thought probably we have to pick early wicket to be in the game and certainly Jasprit and Shami did and after they were four down for 40 runs, we just trying to bowl in perfect areas and make them make mistake.

That was our plan as a bowler, as a spinner, me and Jadeja. And definitely when you lose early wicket, you're always behind the game.

Reporter:Does this England team feel different to the 2019 team?

Kuldeep Yadav:I mean, I think conditions matter a lot. They have the best team. They played some really good cricket over the years and they have the same players. So, nothing changes.

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