India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav 3rd fastest Indian to 100 ODI wickets

Kuldeep Yadav, who became the first Indian cricketer to claim two hat-tricks in international cricket against Windies, is now the third-fastest Indian bowler to have 100 ODI wickets.

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India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav 3rd fastest Indian to 100 ODI wickets
Kuldeep Yadav had picked his 2nd ODI hat-trick in the last match. (AP Photo)

In Short

  • Kuldeep Yadav claimed his 100th ODI wicket during the 2nd match between India and Australia
  • Kuldeep is now also the third-fastest Indian bowler to take 100 ODI wickets
  • Overall, the wrist spinner is the 22nd Indian and 8th spinner to do so

Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Friday became the fastest Indian spinner to claim 100 wickets in One-day Internationals during the ongoing 2nd ODI against Australia in Rajkot.

The Chinaman, who became the first Indian cricketer to claim two hat-tricks in international cricket in 2019 during the 2nd ODI against Windies, is now also the third-fastest Indian bowler to take 100 ODI wickets.

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Kuldeep claimed the feat when he dismissed Alex Carey for 18 in the 38th over of the second innings after Australia won the toss and put India to bat first on a sluggish Rajkot track.

Overall, Rashid Khan is the fastest bowler ever to complete 100 ODI wickets, doing so in just 44 matches.

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Earlier in the innings, India needed a special effort from Manish Pandey to break the Australian opening stand after 41 over in this series. Manish Pandey took a stunning catch to get rid of Australia opener David Warner during the 2nd ODI between the two teams in Rajkot on Friday.

Kuldeep is also the 22nd Indian to have attained the feat. Among the spinners, Kuldeep is the eighth Indian to have 100 wickets in the 50-format game.

Kuldeep, who was a permanent fixture from 2017 to early 2019 in the Indian side, endured a slump starting after a disappointing World Cup and as a result, he was dropped for a good four months.

Admitting that 2019 was a "tough year" for him, Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav had said he has learned from his mistakes and will try to plan better for the challenges this year.

"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 had said.

"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," the Chinaman elaborated.
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.