IND vs WI 2nd Test: Kuldeep Yadav clinches stunning five-for, becomes fastest in world to...

Kuldeep Yadav's exceptional 5-wicket haul, his fifth in Tests, propelled India to a commanding position against West Indies. With a significant lead, India enforced the follow-on, leaving the visitors with a daunting task to extend the match. Kuldeep's spell, also saw him become the owner of the joint-most five-wicket hauls in cricket for a left arm wrist spinner.

Kuldeep Yadav picked up his fifth career fifer on Sunday against the West Indies (Images via PTI)

Kuldeep Yadav ran through the West Indies batting line-up to claim a five-wicket haul and push India towards a commanding position on Day 3 of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. The left-arm wrist spinner returned with figures of 5 for 82 , which was also his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests, as the visitors were bowled out for 248 in 81.5 overs. With a 270-run lead, India enforced the follow-on, leaving West Indies with a steep task to stretch the match into Day 4.

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Kuldeep’s spell stood out not just for its control but also for deceiving the opposition batters. Operating with drift on a pitch offering little turn, he dismissed Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach and Justin Greaves in a decisive burst during the morning session, breaking the backbone of the West Indies innings. Hope was beaten by a delivery that drifted and turned past his forward defence to hit off-stump. Imlach soon followed, trapped plumb in front by another sharply turning ball. Greaves’ attempted reverse sweep against a leg-break also ended in an lbw, as Kuldeep tightened India’s grip on the contest. Though Khary Pierre and Anderson Phillip showed resistance with a 46-run ninth-wicket stand, Jasprit Bumrah broke through after lunch with a precise delivery that cleaned up Pierre. The final pair of Phillip and Jayden Seales frustrated India briefly, adding 27 runs, before Kuldeep returned to end the innings with a cleverly disguised googly that trapped Seales lbw. This five-for takes Kuldeep level with England’s Johnny Wardle for the most five-wicket hauls by a left-arm wrist spinner in Test history, with five each. South Africa’s Paul Adams follows with four. However, Kuldeep reach the number in just 15 Test matches, which is a whopping 13 Tests lesser than what it took Wardle to do the same.

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India’s dominance with both bat and ball has placed them firmly in control of the contest. The hosts had earlier declared at 518/5, courtesy of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 175 and Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 129.

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