IPL 2022, DC vs RCB: Kuldeep Yadav was unable to get opportunities with KKR- Ricky Ponting

IPL 2022, DC vs RCB: After Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by 16 runs, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said that spinner Kuldeep Yadav did not get many opportunities when he was a part of the KKR squad.

Delhi Capitals' coach Ricky Ponting feels that spinner Kuldeep Yadav did not get many opportunities when he was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Ponting also heaped praise on Yadav and said that he is one of the leading spinners in the IPL and has been playing for his country.

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by 16 runs on Saturday in a thrilling match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

"Kuldeep is really thriving in the environment that we are creating around him. We were very keen to get him in the auctions. Obviously at KKR in a couple of seasons, with the quality of spinners they had with Chakravarthy, Narine, and even Shakib, he was unable to get the opportunity that he should have got. He is one of the leading spinners in the IPL and has been playing for his country," Ponting said in a post-match conference.

The DC spinner was part of the KKR squad from 2014 to 2021 and was picked by the Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore in 2022. Yadav has carved a niche for himself by emerging as one of the players playing XI in both ODI and T20 cricket.

But he played just five games for KKR in the 2020 IPL and did not play a single game in the 2021 season, when the team reached the final of the tournament.

But now, Yadav seems to have redeemed himself this season and seems to enjoy his comeback by dismissing batters and extracting his revenge. On Saturday, Yadav dismissed RCB batter Glenn Maxwell when he got him caught out at long-on in his second over. Kuldeep has taken a total of 11 wickets in IPL 2022.

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