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Kolkata, May 16 (CRICKETNMORE) - <\/strong>It was the presence of legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne in the Rajasthan Royals dug-out that inspired left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav to produce his career-best performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I'm always a big fan of his (Warne). He has been my idol. I always get a different kind of motivation when I play in front of him. I wanted to put up a good show in front of him," Kuldeep told reporters at the post match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kuldeep returned figures of 4\/20 as KKR defeated the Royals by six wickets to inch closer to a play-off berth on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kuldeep was having an ordinary IPL till Tuesday night with just nine wickets from 12 outings at an economy rate of around 8.5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But India's premier tweaker first got rid of Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane with a googly, and then dismissed dangerman Jos Buttler.    <\/p>\r\n\r\n

In his next two overs, Kuldeep got Stuart Binny stumped with another googly before accounting for the wicket of Ben Stokes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I discussed with him after the match. I have already started my planning for the upcoming England series. But it was a brief conversation. Maybe after the IPL, I will again get a chance to talk to him," Kuldeep said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kuldeep is part of India's one-off test squad against Afghanistan in Bengaluru next month. India then travel to England for a long tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Asked about his sub-par bowling until Tuesday night, Kuldeep said his defensive mind set against Mumbai Indians in their previous game in Kolkata may have cost him dear.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Maybe my mind set became a bit defensive and thought of restricting the flow of runs. But I'm not the kind of a bowler who stops the flow of runs. If I attack at the batsmen, most of the times I get wickets. My strength is to keep looking for wickets," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kuldeep said Buttler's wicket was special for him as it proved to be turning point of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If he had played for 10 more overs, the score would have been 170-180. Everything went according to my plan. For me it was the best wicket," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

KKR will head to Hyderbad on Thursday to take on already-qualified Sunrisers in the last round-robin league match on May 19.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We have to win the next match straightway. That's important for us, then only we stand a chance to qualify," he signed off.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kuldeep-Yadav.jpg", "alt_img": "IPL 2018: Wanted to put up a good show in front of Warne, says Kuldeep Yadav", "alt_title": "IPL 2018: Wanted to put up a good show in front of Warne, says Kuldeep Yadav", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "IPL 2018: Wanted to put up a good show in front of Warne, says Kuldeep Yadav", "seo_desc": "Check out IPL 2018: Wanted to put up a good show in front of Warne, says Kuldeep Yadavon Cricketnmore.com", "seo_keywords": "Shane Warne, IPL 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders", "tag": "", "tagging": "Shane Warne,IPL 2018,Kolkata Knight Riders,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "IPL 2018 Wanted to put up a good show in front of Warne says Kuldeep Yadav", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1838", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2018-05-16 16:05:32", "updated": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "img_from": "Kuldeep Yadav \u00a9 Google Images", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2018-05-16 16:05:32", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2018-05-16 16:05:32", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/IPL-2018-Wanted-to-put-up-a-good-show-in-front-of-Warne-says-Kuldeep-Yadav-38209" }