Kuldeep's match-winning spell of 4-40 in his allotted ten overs was a masterclass in varying his pace and variations on a batting-friendly black soil pitch and took home the Player of the Match award in India\u2019s comfortable eight-wicket victory and take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat should have never been the case, Kuldeep getting dropped and not getting opportunities. He is a gun bowler. He\u2019s a wicket-taker, and he\u2019s a match-winner. On that wicket, to get that kind of turn and bounce is not easy at all. We heard Shai Hope saying that they were at least 60 or 70 runs short.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo, on a wicket that flat, Kuldeep Yadav has delivered the goods, not just with his wickets, but also with his economy. He stemmed the flow of runs right from the outset. And after that, the moment he got those two or three wickets, I think West Indies were on the back foot,\u201d said Aaron on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shifting his focus to veteran opener Rohit Sharma, who made 32 before being dismissed by Alzarri Joseph, Aaron felt his initial strokeplay was sublime. \u201cHe has been in scintillating form. The way he started the innings was absolutely sublime. Shubman Gill got a chance, but Rohit Sharma was chanceless up until that ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe would really be annoyed with himself to get out on this wicket in that fashion, because that wasn\u2019t a very good delivery. It was a half-volley on his legs, he could have done anything with it, but he hit it straight down the square leg\u2019s throat,\" he observed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shifting his focus to veteran opener Rohit Sharma, who made 32 before being dismissed by Alzarri Joseph, Aaron felt his initial strokeplay was sublime. \u201cHe has been in scintillating form. The way he started the innings was absolutely sublime. Shubman Gill got a chance, but Rohit Sharma was chanceless up until that ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"At the end of the day, both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are looking in great form. I think we\u2019re in good hands. Our openers are really good, and our number three has obviously shown us in this game what he can do,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n