Chennai Wary of the threat posed by Kuldeep Yadav, Australian captain Steve Smith Saturday said the Indian left-arm wrist spinner is difficult to pick and his side has put in extra effort at the nets to prepare for him.
Kuldeep took four wickets on his Test debut against Australia on a pace-friendly Dharamsala track earlier this year.
The visitors have got a similar type of bowler – KK Jiyas, at the nets to be ready for him. “He is a guy Sri (team consultant Sridharan Sriram) has organised to come down and bowl. They have got Kuldeep Yadav in their squad and he is likely to play,” Smith said ahead of the opening ODI.
“Kuldeep can be difficult to pick at times. He is someone who you have to watch a little bit closely. Hopefully we can put him under pressure early in his spell,” he said.
There is talk that the series could turn out to be a run fest, but Smith said he would wait to take a look at the pitches before assuming anything.
“We saw that the last time we came here in 2013 it was a run-fest where 350 was around par. It’s difficult to say. Every ground is going to be different. I couldn’t tell you if it is going to be a run fest. It depends on the pitches,” he said.
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