‘Zak Crawley was the best player of spin’ - Kuldeep Yadav reflects on best performances from IND-ENG series

India recently put in dominant performances in their five-game Test series against England. Led by Rohit Sharma, India lost the first Test of the series in Hyderabad but improved heavily, won the remaining four matches, and clinched the series as well. 

After the conclusion of the series, star Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav came forward to reveal that he found it a bit challenging to bowl against England opener Zak Crawley in the series. Furthermore, Kuldeep also branded Crawley as England’s best player against spin. He even opined that Crawley played conventional shots against him, and none of his shots were high-risk. 

"In my opinion, Zak Crawley was the best player of spin in the England team. He hardly played any sweeps or reverse sweeps, he was playing proper cricketing shots so it was challenging to get him out. Twice I got him out, in Ranchi and Dharamsala, and those were my best balls,” Kuldeep told The Indian Express.

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The way Joe Root batted in the last two games, that's his style: Kuldeep

Furthermore, Kuldeep Yadav also talked of Joe Root and his approach in the series. Root found some success in the last two Tests of the series, as he scored 122* and 84 runs in the last two games and was impressed with his performances. 

"The way Joe Root batted in the last two games, that's his style. But as an opposition player you want a player like Joe Root to play in an attacking fashion so that you have a better chance to get him out because he can play a long innings,” Kuldeep further added.

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After the conclusion of the five-game series, several players from both sides will now gear up to participate in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Notably, Kuldeep Yadav will be representing Delhi Capitals (DC) in the coveted cricket extravaganza. The 17th edition of the marquee tournament is all set to kick off with Chennai Super Kings taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener on March 22.