Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not play in the spirit of the game, says David Willey

Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets in the first T20 against England. (Source: AP)

David Willey questioned the tactic of wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and crimper Bhuvneshwar Kumar during the first T20I between India and England at Old Trafford. The England player questioned the bowlers of India to stop midway in their wake of bowling. Kuldeep did it at least twice against Jos Buttler and later in the heats, Bhuvneshwar did it on Willey's last ball. It led to an exchange of words between Bhuvi and Willey with the Allrounder of England saying that he was not in agreement with the bowler who was doing it

"I guess, but I think he [Bhuvneshwar] was looking to see what I was going to do," said Willey. "They've done it several times, the spinners have done it many times, I'm not sure what the rules are about it, I do not particularly like it. not that it's necessarily in the spirit of cricket.It's not my job to comment too much on what they should or should not do.I personally do not think i would do that. I do not think it's great. "

KL Rahul of India weighed in on the subject and supported his teammates while admitting that it's something that would also frustrate him. However, he believes that the T20 format is firmly acclaimed by drummers, that anything a bowling player can do to try to gain a slight advantage should be allowed and also questioned until how much the non-strikers of England were backing down

As a drummer, I guess English drummers are frustrated, but the margin of error for bowling players in T20 cricket is very low , so whatever tactics they can adopt, they only do

"You know you can do it as a bowler, you can take out a drummer, he takes a few strides too far and that 39; is a long frontier and so it's starting so he can continue to turn the strike and Willey has shed light on his exchange with Bhuvneshwar in the last inning of the England heats, but said that a lot of things were made from scratch "It was something of nothing. I think that with all the microphones and cameras, people are a little stunned about this stuff, "he said." I do not think they particularly affected us. . They have some fiery characters and that's an integral part of cricket. It continued for years, mostly unnoticed because of the lack of cameras and microphones. There is more attention being attracted now. There are many less now.

"It does not bother me a bit of confrontation – I've had my fair share in the past.If that's the case, I'm very happy to involve myself." invited to play cricket and leave these antics to other people, "he added.

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