India vs England 2018: England fails to decipher the Kuldeep Yadav code

Kuldeep Yadav picked up his girl five-for India in T20Is. (AP Photo)

I'm not sure about the World Cup, but fear certainly comes back to England. Through the intermediary of a Kuldeep Yadav, shaved close, who left England with a draw of five for Tuesday. Maybe Yadav should think about growing a goatee before testing starts next month.
There is a delightful tale about the origins of Abdul Qadir's goatee who made a sudden appearance on the Pakistan tour in 1982 in England. Imran Khan told him: "Expand it, it will develop an aura around you" – or in other words, the English would be haunted by your magician appearance.

Already, Qadir, who had begun with normal action, had developed that famous blurring whirly arm to mystify the drummers, and the last psychological tipping point was this goatee. The drummers of modern England are not as mentally vulnerable but the first T20, and Yadav's ruse in the recent past, are enough to create some doubts for sure. Goatee or not, one thing is sure, if it arises a situation (pitch) where only one spinner could play in the tests, the Indians would be stupid not to consider Yadav for that honor.

The already burgeoning evidence has accumulated over on Tuesday. Ask Joe Root. Turn on the cricket app on your smart phone and watch her dismissal. It could have been a T20, but Root was not trying to hit; Survival was in his mind while he was hurrying to push his first delivery

Yadav produced a very successful shot: the one that hangs in the air, the one that suddenly plunges at the last moment, and the one that where the drummer is left groping in the dark. It was the googly, but it was not enough to fool Root. It would be too simple and goes back to the 80s and 90s in England at the time of Robin Smith and Richard Blakey. Nah, it was much better. While Root was expanding, he must have realized that he was in trouble

The arms continued to come out, the legs were dragging, the bat was away from the body, but the damn little red thing was naked. Was not coming yet. And as a final act of hope filled with doubt, Root let his arms pbad and came out of his crease but the ball plunged and escaped with a huge rebound that even surprised MS Dhoni, who recovered his balance

It was a time when Mike Yadav, the best drummer of England, was fishing in the hope. He was so stunned and out of position that the survival instinct did not hit him fast enough despite Dhoni's escape.

Johnny Bairstow, who reorganized his shot against the spin in recent years, was also left in the dark. This is again googly. And Bairstow had chosen it, and tried to push it to the covers but still Yadav had managed to disrupt the shape of the drummer. And Bairstow had a look on his face when he walked away, a look at his partner, who said a thousand words.

Even the sacking of Alex Hales is good to watch closely. He had mixed up a contact and left for an aggressive sweep, but he could not have wood on the leather.

Recently, English drummers developed a technique that worked well for them: No doubt in the shooting process. . The beats of bats are much smoother, the intention is very visible, and they all go out in a shot. They trust their instincts and invest completely in shooting. It's a good tactic but it deserves a slight adjustment now against Yadav. This is not just the exoticism inherent in a Chinese bowler who demands this caution, but what he does with the ball.

This ability to make the ball seem in the air, a lot of overspin that he gives helps his case and asks more about the drummers. Not only do they need to choose their variations, but they must be safe enough to delay their shooting, adjust the bat swing.

It 's not easy, it' s not easy for English drummers. approach. And that is what makes the Yadav against England even more enticing.

It will not be easy for Yadav, that's for sure. The recent case of Rashid Khan in Afghanistan is a good example. It was almost unplayable in IPL but was not very effective in testing against India. Before the test, it seemed that it could cause real havoc, but perhaps because of the pressure and nerves of the occasion, he could not reproduce this magic. Even Qadir picked a single wicket in his first test against England in 1977. But there is enough there in Kuldeep's brief career for India to give him a run in the trials.

Brad Hogg, the former Australian Chinaman The bowler whom he first met in IPL and who has kept close contact over the years, has always wanted a fit in the world. Yadav's action.

"I would like him to stand up straight in. He bends his knees a little too much at liberation," he told the newspaper. This can help to be more fluid in the action, get more loops and revolutions on the ball, and therefore the ability to hang the balloon a lot more in the air. Yadav was initially reluctant to do it because he was not comfortable but we can see him trying to do it very late. Especially Tuesday

There is another Hogg board that has enough merit to be taken seriously. And this time, he addresses the direction of the Indian team. "If India needs a single spinner, I think it's ready for that – it's not a T20 and ODI specialist, it's the real deal." the in the tests, I say! "

Brief results: India 163/2 (Rahul 101 *) defeated England 159/8 (Buttler 69, Kuldeep 5 -24) by eight wickets. 19659021] For all the latest sports news, download Indian Express App