“I would tell Kuldeep Yadav not to worry about what other players are doing,” says Brad Hogg

“I would tell Kuldeep Yadav not to worry about what other players are doing,” says Brad Hogg

Brad Hogg

Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has backed the out-of-form Kuldeep Yadav stating that he shouldn’t worry too much about others and just look at his game. The Aussie also lavished praise on India’s leading off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, believing that he can play for another eight years in Tests and is well on his way to shattering the record of Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan‘s 800 Test wickets.

Speaking first about Ashwin, “Ashwin is 34 now. I think he will probably play till 42 in Tests. I think his batting might drop off but he’ll be more lethal with the ball by the time passing by. I can see him pushing 600+ Test wickets at least. He might even break Muttiah Muralitharan’s record (of 800 Test wickets) as well. The reason why I think he’s so good because he is adaptable and his hunger of continuing to grow up as a cricketer,” said Brad Hogg.

Brad Hogg backs Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav

Brad Hogg spoke about Kuldeep Yadav’s form and said, “I would tell Kuldeep to not worry about what the other players are doing. Just enjoy their success and get right behind them but keep working on his own game. Because opportunity will come. But if you’re not focused on what you can do to improve your game and to make sure when the opportunity comes, you’ve to give your best with preparations, you can’t do anything more.”

“The more you worry about what is not in your control, the more the performance will go down. Just concentrate on what you can do with control. Embrace the pressure if you’re getting into it, embrace the challenge, and believe in yourself you can give your best performance any day. It’s all about attitude,” he added.

India is all set for the UK tour where they will play against New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship followed by a five-match test series against England. Ashwin is expected to feature in all six matches and play a key role for India while Kuldeep has not made it to the squad, meaning he might get a chance in the limited overs tour against Sri Lanka.

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