Kohli does the planning and Dhoni gives the instructions, reveals Kuldeep Yadav

Youngster Kuldeep Yadav has been a revelation in Indian cricket recently, forming an excellent wrist spinning duo with Yuzvendra Chahal. The left-arm chinaman bowler finished as the highest wicket-taker in ODI series against South Africa. The youngster certainly has a bright future ahead of him.

Kuldeep revealed some very interesting information speaking to CricNext. We often notice MS Dhoni doing a lot of field placements despite Kohli being the captain. The 23-year-old has said that although Dhoni gives the instructions to all the players given he has a better view on the field, it’s Virat Kohli who plans everything.

“What we have achieved in South Africa has a lot to do with the way Kohli bhai and Dhoni bhai guide us in the middle. While you can all hear Dhoni bhai constantly guiding us on the stump microphone, it is Kohli bhai who actually plans it all. It is a complete work of two individuals who are brilliant when it comes to first planning and then implementing the plans,” Kuldeep told.

“Credit has been given to us (Kuldeep and Chahal) for taking India home in the limited-overs series, but we couldn’t have been half as effective had it not been for the two senior pros guiding us. You need a skipper who backs you and believes in your ability to shine on the big stage. You think we could have been so successful if Kohli bhai had not given us the freedom to attack? I don’t think so,” he said.

Kohli bhai leads by example

No debates, no arguments! What skipper Virat Kohli produced in the Limited overs series against South Africa was jaw-dropping and flabbergasting. The 29-year-old managed to amass 3 tons in the 6-match series, which helped India register their first-ever series win in any format against South Africa in the Rainbow Nation.

Talking about his skipper role in his success, Kuldeep believes that the freedom given by Kohli to go and attack with a ball is what helped him prosper. He also hailed his skipper as one who leads by example and his aggression rubs on the entire team. He also added that their side will pull off another good performance there when they travel the next time.

“My role is to attack and also abide by the directions given by the skipper. I don’t really give the wicket much importance. I am an attacking bowler and I believe that if I can do my job, the wickets will come. Chahal telling me in Durban that the wicket had sharp turn gave me further confidence,” he added

“Kohli bhai leads by example. His aggression rubs off on all of us and that is why this team has the ‘never-say-die’ attitude. I am confident that we as a team will produce another good performance there. But before that, I am looking forward to bowling against Kohli bhai and Mahi bhai in the IPL,” he concluded.