David Warner is under pressure while facing me: Kuldeep Yadav

India’s first chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav believes that the Australian opener David Warner is always under pressure while facing him. The left-handed batsman is known for bullying world-class bowlers but has become the bunny of the Indian youngster four out of six times so far. The visitors’ batsmen were all at sea while facing him during the first ODI in Chennai.

Kuldeep has been troubling the Aussies since his debut in March for the fourth and final Test in Dharamsala. His selection proved to be decisive as he scalped 4 batsmen in the first innings which restricted Australia from posting a hefty total. In the first ODI as well he bamboozled Warner like he did in his debut Test and scalped him as he was looking for quick runs in the rain-curtailed game.

I enjoy bowling to him

The youngster from Uttar Pradesh is happy that he is dismissing the batsman like Warner very early in his career. He also revealed that the southpaw approaches his bowling with a bit of pressure.

“He probably approaches me with a bit of pressure. If a bowler knows a batsman is shaky against him, he will try to get the batter out early in the innings. There is no pressure on me, I enjoy bowling to Warner. I have a set plan against him and that’s what I will follow,” Kuldeep said.

But he believes that Steve Smith is the toughest batsman to bowl to and has heaped praises on him. “He reads a bowler very well and knows how to steal singles. He prefers to play on the leg stump. When he plays his shots, it gets tough to plan against him,” he added on the eve of second ODI in Kolkata.

The 22-year-old also said that to lead the spin bowling attack in the absence of Ravichandran Ashwin is a great experience. He believed that the presence of two leg-spinners in any team would strengthen their bowling department.

“We are young and the responsibility is definitely more, but it is a good experience for the both of us. If we do well now, it will become easier in the future. We should form a bowling partnership and learn as it comes. A bowler matures series by series. There is a better chance to get a wicket. Wrist spinners have the quality to deceive batsmen and opportunities widen,” Kuldeep signed off in confidence.