On the other hand, Delhi Capitals’ Kuldeep Yadav is having a nightmarish season. The rust from warming the bench for the most part of India’s T20 World Cup campaign seems to be showing. He has been guilty of bowling too short and has claimed just seven wickets in 10 games while going at more than 10 runs per over.
However, Kuldeep’s teammate David Miller backed the left-arm wristspinner. “He is a great character and for me it is important to have those kinds of guys continually playing, because he is a match-winner. So take the good with the bad. There have been one or two games where he has not bowled the best that he could have,” said Miller.
DC Skipper Axar, however, has fared better than his spin-bowling partner. Though he is the leading wicket-taker for the team this season, nine wickets from 10 games is not a statistic the leftarm spinner would be too proud of. Moreover, some of the decisions Axar has taken as skipper have invited criticism and he will be feeling the heat.