Kuldeep Yadav has been a revelation with the bat during the ongoing Test series against England.
Rajkot, Ranchi & now Dharamshala. The batsman Kuldeep has frustrated English bowlers with his grit & determination down the order.
He posted a fighting 27 of 96 balls in Rajkot, backed it up with another sturdy 28 of 117 balls in Ranchi and in Dharamshala he got 30 of 79 balls.
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Interestingly, his batting skills have put some of the established names in the English stable to shame - which includes Jony Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes - as the Indian spinner has faced more balls than the duo.
Only Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Olli Pope, Ben Duckett and Ben Foakes have faced more balls than Kuldeep in this series among the English batters.
Kuldeep Yadav vs English Batters - Balls faced
| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | BF | 100 | 50 |
| Z Crawley (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 407 | 578 | - | 4 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 236 | 521 | ||
| BT Foakes (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 197 | 504 | - | - |
| OJ Pope (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 296 | 461 | 1 | - |
| BM Duckett (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 341 | 395 | 1 | - |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 4* | 6 | 97 | 362 | - | - |
| JM Bairstow (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 199 | 259 | - | - |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 5* | 9 | 197 | 357 | - | 1 |
*updated until the first innings of the fifth Test Match
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