This young duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are winning accolades far too many. You only got to say that they deserve every ounce of the praise that has come their way. Not just at home but even in the first ODI in South Africa they have proved their worth.
While Kuldeep Yadav picked up 3 wickets for 34 in the first ODI, Chahal scalped two wickets for 45. Clearly, they have declared that they are lions not just in their backyard but at any ground and any sort of pitch.
The two made sure that South Africa loses wickets regularly and they played a key role in limiting South Africa to a modest total. The entire cricket fraternity looks in awe of this wonderful pair of wrist spinners.
TWO LITTLE SENSATIONS FOR INDIA
In very little time these two have earned themselves the tags of being young sensations for India. In just 15 ODIs Kuldeep Yadav has got 25 ODI wickets to his name. Yuzvendra Chahal, on the other hand, has 29 wickets from 18 matches. But what is most impressive are their economy rates. Yadav and Chahal have ODI economy rates of 4.75 and 4.66 respectively.
BRAVE BOWLERS
These two are brave bowlers and are never afraid of giving air to the ball. They don’t mind tossing up the ball or for being clobbered for sixes. They have an unusual appetite for picking up wickets and that is just exceptional.
HAVE THEY SHOWN A DEAD END TO ASHWIN AND JADEJA IN LIMITED OVERS CRICKET?
Now comes the very important question! Has this duo knocked off Jadeja and Ashwin from limited overs cricket for India? They have now become permanent members of India’ playing XI no matter the venue. They have kept Jadeja and Ashwin away for too long now from limited overs cricket for India.
Ashwin played his last ODI in June 2017 which is almost a year ago. Ravindra Jadeja, on the other hand, played his last ODI for India in July 2017.
Given how Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are growing in stature each day, the road to come back to India’s limited overs squad seems almost devastated for Ashwin and Jadeja.
Has the duo of Chahal and Ashwin brought a dead end to Jadeja and Ashwin’s ODI and T20I careers?
What’s your take on this?
