Need to bring changes in order to deceive batsmen, says Kuldeep Yadav 

Pune: Left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav on Thursday admitted that 2019 was a "tough year" for him and that now he is working on his shortcomings in order to become more effective in the days to come.

"It (2019) was a tough one. I learned a lot of things and the biggest positive was getting to know that I could have planned things better," Kuldeep said on the eve of the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka.

"If I thought more and gave more time to myself, I could have performed better. In 2020, I will try to plan every game better and give myself more time...you have to give yourself more time to plan for the next game. I want to be more mentally prepared this year," he added.

Further elaborating as to how he plans to deceive the batsmen, the left-arm spinner said he would be taking the help of the coaching staff and video analysts to figure out the strengths and weaknesses of the batters he would be bowling against in every game.

"Now everyone knows how Kuldeep bowls. He is a chinaman, who has wrong-uns, flippers. I have to bring changes in my bowling, which the batsman cannot figure out," he said.

When it comes to T20 format, there is a little scope for bowlers as they often get into a dilemma of going for a wicket or slowing down the scoring rate. "If a wicket falls for the opposition, you sometimes try to contain them. And if there is a partnership going on, I feel like I should push for a wicket and stop runs," revealed Kuldeep about his mindset while bowling in the shortest format of the game.

"Whenever I am bowling and there is a set batsman, I try to take a chance and get their wicket to put pressure on the opposition. And at the same time, I try to contain it. Whenever we are defending a total, I focus more on containing," he added.

The 25-year-old further for a spinner to be successful in the T20 format, he must focus on length.

"Variations come to life when your length is good. Sometimes there are a lot of variations that work like using the crease, using angle," he said.

He also praised the pacers of the team, saying when the fast bowlers perform, there's less pressure on the spinners who in turn can go for the wickets rather than thinking about restricting the batsmen. IANS

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