IPL-Playoffs: Hyderabad will find Eden Gardens wicket difficult, Kuldeep Yadav

Kolkata, May 24 (CRICKETNMORE) - Hot on the heels of making the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 after posting a 25-run win over Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav said their next opponents

"Russell played an extraordinary inning of 49 not out from 25 balls. We were thinking of 140-150 but ended up with a good score of 169. He also bowled well at the death and deserved the man of the match," Kuldeep said. On mystery spinner Sunil Narine going wicketless, Kuldeep said when the team's best bowler is having an off day, it's his and Piyush Chawla's job to make up for it. "Sometimes it happens when your best bowler goes through bad patches. Me and PC (Piyush Chawla) had to stand up for him and we bowled very well," he said.

Kuldeep further added that he always looks to stick to basics in T20 cricket as too much experimenting can lead to leaking runs. "I'm focussing on basics and backing my strength.. not trying too much. T20 is a format where if you try much you can go for runs. The way they started, I just backed my strengths and stuck to the basics."