In the fifth and final Test match of the ongoing series between India and England, Kuldeep Yadav impressed in Dharamsala. He took five wickets in the first innings.
England batted first and made a great start, but Yadav took the first wicket by dismissing Ben Duckett. Yadav then gained internet fame after dismissing Zak Crawley. On the second ball of the 38th over, Yadav bowled a fantastic delivery that denied Crawley his century.
Crawley was on 79 (108) when he danced down the wicket, but the ball spun back and hit his stumps. Crawley's innings included 11 fours and one six.
The spinner's third wicket of the day was also described by Deep Dasgupta as something to drool over on commentary, highlighting its exceptional quality. England's spinners had encountered difficulties in dismissing the batsman prior to this delivery. The spinner's third wicket of the day was also described by Deep Dasgupta as something to drool over on commentary, highlighting its exceptional quality.
The statistics revealed that the degree of turn in that delivery was 10.9. After dismissing Crawley, Kuldeep also claimed the wickets of Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow, and Ben Stokes.