Kuldeep Yadav returned to the playing XI after recovering from his injury and took three big wickets against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024. He looked unplayable, and the rival batters couldn’t read him. Former India player Navjot Singh Sidhu was miffed with Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran.
Stoinis tried to take on the India spinner, but he only managed to miss time it and was caught by Ishant Sharma. He accumulated eight runs off ten balls. Pooran didn’t know where the bowl pitched and went back without troubling the scorers on the first ball he faced.
KL Rahul tried to cut Yadav’s delivery but got an edge, and Rishabh Pant completed the remaining formalities. However, Rahul was declared not out by the on-field umpire, and the DC skipper had to use DRS to get the decision overturned.
Sidhu lambasted the two overseas stars. ” The overseas players didn’t read the spin from the hand and went on to play Kuldeep deliveries without even knowing what to do. Pooran played the wrong line and was bowled. Stoinis went for a big shot without even checking the line and length. They batted like fools against Kuldeep Yadav.
“Indian players are born and raised on such tracks, and they know how to read the ball from the hand. Kuldeep was magnificent,” Navjot Singh Sidhu said.
Yadav conceded just 20 runs from his four overs. However, his magnificent display was overshadowed by Ayush Badoni, who scored an unbeaten 55 off 35 balls, including five fours and one six. LSG posted 167/7 in 20 overs.
