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Former England spinner Phil Tufnell praised the 23-year-old wrist spinner after watching his limited over stint in the last two weeks. He feels that Kuldeep he is a rare talent and India should play him in the opening Test of the five match series.
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England won the ODI series 2-1 stamping their authority on being the number one side in ODIs. They are firm favourites for the upcoming ICC Cricket World cup 2019. Tufnell also said that the hosts won the ODI series because their spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali outperformed Indian spinners. Adil Rashid bowled a peach of a delivery to get rid of Indian skipper Virat Kohli at Headingley, who was bowled and left stunned as the ball turned sharply from leg to take the off stump. That dismissal changed the course of the third ODI as India went on to lose the series 2-1.
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“Indian batsmen are very adept at playing spin bowling and have done so all their lives. (But) Rashid and Ali have a very good partnership going at the moment. They are very experienced in one-day cricket and were top of their game with some really dry weather here,” Tufnell said.
Phil Tufnell praised Kuldeep for his performances at Nottingham and Lord’s, picking up 6/25 in the first ODI, and picking 3/68 in the second.
“Kuldeep started the series very well but things changed at Lord’s. It made a big difference that despite losing early wickets in that second game, England looked to play him on the back foot and that worked. In the last two games, England showed more calm when the Indian spinners come on first of all. When Kuldeep started bowling fuller, they were knocking him down the ground. So the way Joe went changed the momentum of the series and it was a bit of masterclass,” he said.
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