Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion in the team has been done keeping in mind Pakistan's struggle against wrist spin: Ramiz Raja

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja opened up on the importance of India spinner Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the much-awaited India vs Pakistan set to be played in Ahmedabad on October 14. He added how the wrist spinner has been added to the team seeing Pakistan's struggle against wrist spinner. Raja also highlighted the reason why Babar Azam has been struggling to get some runs under his belt in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023.

In a conversation on JioCinema’s daily show ‘#AAKASHVANI’, former Pakistan cricketer, Ramiz Raja explained why Babar Azam has been struggling to put runs on the board. “Babar Azam needs to shine and put some important runs on the board. It could be the case that he may be under pressure and that might be making him freeze and not be his usual self.

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He will have to forget about all of this and have a fresh mindset, capitalize on the opportunity, and back himself to come big in a World Cup fixture. And the important thing is that he is a solid batter – all facets of his game are refined along with class and quality. He just needs to get out of this mental block and not think about failure.”

Raja also gave his take on who will be the highest run-getter and wicket-taker in the Ind-Pak fixture. “I believe Virat Kohli will be the highest run-getter and will definitely give a key performance because of how well he does against them. Also, Pakistan’s bowling attack suits Kohli as well. I also think that Kuldeep Yadav will be the highest wicket-taker. And I believe Yadav’s inclusion in the team has been done keeping Pakistan in mind because they struggle against wrist spin.”