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Kuldeep bowled a lot of different deliveries: Matthew Wade

Australia's wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade who scored a half-century today praised Indian debutant Kuldeep Yadav.

By PTI

Dharamsala, Mar 25: Australia's wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade was impressed with India's debutant chinaman Kuldeep Yadav's repertoire of tricks and admitted that some of the visiting team batsmen found it difficult to pick him.

Day 1 report; Photos; Match Scorecard

Kuldeep grabbed 4 for 68 as Australia were all-out for 300 after reaching 131 for one at lunch.

File photo: Matthew Wade

"Yeah, it took a couple of balls to get used to it. He bowled a lot of different deliveries. He bowled a lot of leg-spinners with the scrambled seam, he's wrong'un was with scrambled seam as well.

"It took a few balls to get used to it, but once you stayed out there a little while, you got a read on him," said Wade, who scored a useful half-century in Australia first innings.

Wade said that even though they had done their homework on Kuldeep, it was a different proposition facing him out there in the middle.

"Yeah, we have a look at everyone before the start of the series, so the boys are on top of what he was going to bowl.

"It's different when you get out onto a game scenario, especially the way the wicket was going to play and what's going on out there, but yeah, everyone has had a look at his footage and he bowled quite well today," he said.

But the left-hander conceded that Australia missed a great opportunity to put up a big score after the start they had got.

"Yeah, I suppose a little bit. 140 for 1 after lunch, you would hope to push on but credit to the Indians.

"They bowled really well through the middle session and we have to find a way to grind out 300. I thought to get there in the end was a good effort," Wade said.

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:45 [IST]
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