IND vs WI 2nd Test: In the second Test match being played between India and West Indies, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets in the first innings of the second Test against West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. With this, Kuldeep has jointly reached the top position in the list of left-arm wrist spinners who have taken 5 or more wickets most number of times in the Test format.
equaled the big record
Left-arm wrist spinners are generally different from traditional left-arm finger spinners. He is also called Chinaman bowler in cricket term. Kuldeep Yadav has equaled Johnny Wardle in this matter. This England spinner had achieved this feat five times in 28 Test matches of his career. Kuldeep Yadav has equaled him in just 15 Test matches. In such a situation, he will have a chance to defeat Johnny Wardle in the future. Paul Adams is at third position in this list. He had achieved this feat four times in 45 Test matches.
Kuldeep’s career has been brilliant
Kuldeep Yadav has so far taken 65 wickets in 15 Test matches at an average of 21.09. While debuting in the Test format against Australia, Kuldeep took 4 wickets in his very first innings. In October 2018, he achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in the first innings against West Indies in Rajkot. After this, this Chinaman bowler took 5 wickets in his innings against Australia in January 2019. This match was played in Sydney. Against England in December 2022, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for 40 runs in just 16 overs. After this, he took 5 wickets for 72 runs against England in the match played in Dharamsala in March 2024.
India close to victory
Talking about this match being played between India and West Indies, after declaring its first innings at the score of 518/5, India has bowled out West Indies for 248 runs in its first innings. With this, the host team achieved a lead of 270 runs on the basis of first innings. West Indies team is forced to play follow on.