2019 was tough, will try to plan better for every game in 2020: Kuldeep Yadav

Admitting that 2019 was a "tough year" for him, Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Thursday said he has learned from his mistakes and will try to plan. In 2019, 25-year-old Kuldeep's India appearances were few and far apart and his stint with Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League was also lackluster.

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'2019 was a tough one': Kuldeep Yadav

"It (2019) was a tough one. I learned a lot of things and biggest positive was getting to kw that I could have planned things better," Kuldeep told reporters on eve of third and final T20 against Sri Lanka here."If I thought more and gave more time to myself, I could have performed better. In 2020, I will try to plan every game better and give myself more time, so I get more time to reflect on my game.
 

"You play a lot of matches but at same time, you have to give yourself more time to plan for next game. I want to be more mentally prepared this year," Chinaman elaborated.

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Kuldeep Yadav on how he wishes to get better

So what will he do to get better? "I will definitely take help of video analysts and speak to bowling coach (Bharat Arun) in nets, where we can figure out strengths and weaknesses of various batsmen," he said. "w everyone kws how Kuldeep bowls he is a chinaman, who has wrong-uns, flippers. So, I have to bring changes in my bowling, which batsmen cant figure out," he added. 

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