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Cricket Players‘The trust Gauti bhai showed in me, maybe I didn’t get that in this team’: Kuldeep on not getting chances in KKR XI
Kuldeep spoke about not getting regular chances to play in the IPL. He said that he didn’t receive the kind of backing he expected from the team management.
Over the last few years, maintaining a permanent spot in Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) playing XI has been an uphill task for Kuldeep Yadav. In the last two seasons, the Chinaman bowler got to play just 14 games (9 matches in 2019; 5 in 2020) whereas, in 2021, he is yet to play a single game. Lack of chances has majorly affected his figures in the league. In 2019, he picked up 4 wickets in 9 matches and managed just one in 2020.
Kuldeep, in an interview with Sportskeeda, spoke about not getting regular chances to play in the IPL. He said that he didn’t receive the kind of backing he expected from the team management.
“Somewhere it does feel unfair that when you play for India but you still don't get to play franchise cricket. You do feel bad but there is nothing you can do; you can only work hard and ask for reasons. When you do ask for reasons, you get some explanation but maybe the kind of backing that I was expecting from KKR I didn't get. The kind of trust Gauti bhai (Gautam Gambhir) showed in me, maybe I didn’t get that in this team,” Kuldeep was quoted as saying.
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The Chinaman bowler is now aiming at the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Kuldeep has been named in the 20-man squad and he believes if he can perform there, he can strengthen his case for the World T20.
“If I do get a chance on the Sri Lanka tour or in the second half of the IPL then I will be able to make an impact in the T20 World Cup. And there is another World Cup next year Down Under, so it's not that this is my last chance. I might be effective in Australia if I get a chance,” Kuldeep Yadav signed off.
