2019 Was a Tough Year, Will Have to Plan Better in 2020: Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep's appearances in 2019 was sporadic. His stint too with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was also lacklustre.

Kuldeep Yadav has realised that 2019 was a “tough year for him” and already has plans to improvise and make 2020 a fruitful year. Kuldeep admitted that he has learnt from his mistakes and will try to plan better for the challenges this year.

The Chinaman bowler’s appearances in 2019 was sporadic. His stint too with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was also lacklustre.

“It (2019) was a tough one. I learned a lot of things and the biggest positive was getting to know that I could have planned things better,” Kuldeep told reporters on the eve of the third and final T20 against Sri Lanka.

“If I thought more and gave more time to myself, I could have performed better. In 2020, I will try to plan every game better and give myself more time, so I get more time to reflect on my game.

“You play a lot of matches but at the same time, you have to give yourself more time to plan for the next game. I want to be more mentally prepared this year,” Kuldeep said.

So, what will he do to get better? “I will definitely take the help of video analysts and speak to the bowling coach (Bharat Arun) in the nets, where we can figure out the strengths and weaknesses of various batsmen,” he said.

“Now everyone knows how Kuldeep bowls, he is a chinaman, who has wrong-uns, flippers. So, I have to bring changes in my bowling, which the batsmen cannot figure out,” he added.