&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "'Bowling extremely well': India coach backs Kuldeep ahead of second Test vs Sri Lanka")
India spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has backed Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, saying the left-arm wrist-spinner bowled very well in Galle despite having to adjust his role according to the match situation.
“He’s been bowling extremely well. It’s just that the situations that arose in Galle, he had to play a different role. So that’s all he had to adapt to, and he tried his best to adapt to that role and tried to execute as much as possible,” Bahutule said during the pre-match press conference.
Kuldeep bowled with a flatter trajectory in Galle instead of his usual style of giving the ball more air. Bahutule explained that the change was made based on the pitch conditions and what was needed at different stages of the match.
“We had to see how the trajectory or the speeds work in every session. And as the days went by, and as there was a demand for different types of speeds and different types of trajectories, he definitely was making an effort to bowl that,” he said.
Bahutule also said Kuldeep continued to rely on his strengths as a wrist-spinner, even as the pitch became slower during the Test.
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“He was playing his role. Each bowler has his own strengths. He was operating as a wrist-spinner in a way, where obviously the wicket got slower and slower each day. But I’m sure he was bowling the way he normally bowls,” he added.
The India spin coach also praised young spinner Manav Suthar, saying his experience in domestic cricket has helped him understand his bowling well.
“He’s somebody who, since he’s been bowling, has bowled a lot in domestic cricket in the Ranji Trophy. He’s done the hard yards, and he’s come into international cricket. So he understands his bowling well,” Bahutule said.
With inputs from agencies
