Family of Kuldeep Yadav get emotional after the historic feat

Young Indian chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been making giant strides in world cricket. After a very impressive Test debut earlier this year, he is slowly settling in the limited overs side of the men in blue. Recently, during the second ODI against Australia, Kuldeep became only the third Indian bowler to take a hattrick in ODI cricket history.

The historic moment arrived when he scalped the wickets of Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, and Pat Cummins in the 33rd over to become the first Indian to take an ODI hattrick since Kapil Dev’s achievement in 1991. As per the quotes in Mid-Day, the family members of Kuldeep Yadav expressed their happiness over the achievement.

Kuldeep’s sister, Anushka Yadav, expressed that she is a proud sister at the moment. She remarked how the family waited for a moment such as this. “I am feeling really good that my brother has played so well. We all were waiting for this moment and it happened. Though he did not start well, but we knew in our hearts that he will do something special today,” quoted Anushka Yadav.

Meanwhile, his mother also got emotional as she said that she was feeling upset seeing her son go wicketless in the earlier stages of the game. “It is such a proud moment for me as a mother. I got really upset when he was not getting any wickets. I did not watch the match for sometimes and went to pray. And, he did what I prayed for him,” mentioned Kuldeep’s mother Usha Yadav.

Kuldeep’s father, Ram Singh, was very honest in conceding that he was not very happy when the chinaman did not bag wickets straightaway. However, he is happy with the way things fared out at the end of the day.

“At first I was really upset, but it finally worked out well. Whenever he bowls he gets out results in first 2-3 overs but today he had to fight for it,” said the delighted father of Kuldeep Yadav.

From the friends corner

One of the close friends of Kuldeep Yadav, Zeeshan Hamza, expressed his happiness on the big achievement as well. He recalled how a hattrick in the U19 cricket had seen him escalate to the higher level. He feels something similar could happen for him in world cricket now.

“I am very delighted that Kuldeep has taken a hat-trick in such an important game. He rose to fame when he took a hat-trick in an under-19 game and now he has made to such level that he has taken hat-trick in a One-Day International against a side like Australia. I feel really proud that Kuldeep’s friend,” Kuldeep’s friend Zeeshan Hamza quoted.