At the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav had the Sri Lanka batters dancing to his tunes, picking 3\/51 in his ten overs and set the base for a four-wicket victory to take India towards an unassailable 2-0 series victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am happy with my performance. Since the last one year, I have been trying to back my strength and not think much. Whenever I get my chance, I just think about performing well. I am enjoying my bowling a lot," said Kuldeep in the post-match presentation ceremony, on being awarded Player of the Match award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kuldeep played the match in Kolkata after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal missed due to a sore right shoulder. He made full use of the opportunity by spinning a web around the Sri Lanka batters in the middle overs and trapping them with ease through his speed, variations and control.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He struck in his very first over by breaking the 73-run stand between Nuwanidu Fernando and Kusal Mendis by trapping the latter lbw with a top-spinner. He then bowled captain Dasun Shanaka around his legs when he was shaping up to play a sweep. Kuldeep then foxed Charith Asalanka with his dip to complete a simple caught and bowled dismissal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The team combination matters, so I just try to give my best whenever I get my chance. I bowl the faster in the IPL and T20Is also to give the batter one run. So I just did that here also," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After being impressive with the ball, Kuldeep struck two fours in his 10 not out, one of which was the winning runs to give India a hard-fought victory. Apart from batting and fitness work, Kuldeep also credited Chahal for helping him with intel on the Sri Lankan batters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I have worked on my batting a lot of late. Same with the fitness. Whenever I get time, I go to the NCA. So thanks to the trainers there. That's one thing I have tried to do in the last one year. Earlier, I wasn't much into it. Chahal too gave me inputs about their batters."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After being impressive with the ball, Kuldeep struck two fours in his 10 not out, one of which was the winning runs to give India a hard-fought victory. Apart from batting and fitness work, Kuldeep also credited Chahal for helping him with intel on the Sri Lankan batters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n