SA vs IND: Kuldeep Yadav can turn around the game in middle overs, says Dravid

India head coach Rahul Dravid hailed the return and reemergence of Kuldeep Yadav into the national side saying the leftarm spinner can change the scenario of the game in middle oversKuldeep picked up 21 wickets for his new franchise Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022 after Kolkata Knight Riders released him ahead of mega auction and was adjudged Player of the Match four timesIts nice to have Kuldeep back in the mix He had that knee injury unfortunately in the last IPL which needed surgery and in fact even without playing any firstclass cricket we got him back into the mix because we see the qualityHe has been a terrific performer We know that the kind of quality he brings people find very difficult to read He is a wicket taker So there are a lot of positives of having Kuldeep in the group said Dravid in the press conferenceHe is one of the really exciting options that we have along with Ravi Bishnoi who has come and done really well Yuzi Yuzvendra Chahal has really shown his class over the last six months for us and for his IPL team both the last two IPLs that he has played Axar Patel is again an allrounderSo there a lot of options and sometimes you have to balance out those options as well But very nice to see Kuldeep back again and bowling And we know that at times he is someone who can turn the game around with wickets in those middle overs further explained DravidAlso ReadWest Indies to battle Pakistan in 3match ODI series as International cricket returns to Multan after 14 yearsAsked about the makeup of top three ahead of Indias first T20I against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thusday in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Dravid remarked We know our top threes quality They are top class There will be a slightly different top three in this series but what we are looking for overall is good positive start and playing according to the situationIf its a highscoring game then obviously you want your players to maintain the strikerate If wicket is more challenging then they have to respond to that as wellDravid asserted that role clarity for the toporder batters will be essential from the team thinktank In general in T20 you want people to play positively and these people do that As I said their roles might be slightly different to what we expect of themWe will be giving them a lot of clarity as to what their roles are And Im confident anyone in the top three will be able to play the role according to the situation of the matchThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever