Omission from T20 International squs for India's last two series hasn't bored Kuldeep Yav too much as chinaman bowler feels it is an opportunity for him to do well in five-day cricket. Kuldeep was dropped from India's T20I squs for West Indies tour and home series against South Africa but that hasn't dented his confidence.  "So far, I have done a good job in limited-overs format. I feel very comfortable with white ball," Kuldeep told reporters here.  Kuldeep was part of India A side for second ufficial Test against South Africa A, which ended in a draw in Mysore on Friday.

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Kuldeep Yav 't worried about being exclusion from T20I series'

"I am t worried about t being picked for last two T20I series. Maybe selectors felt I needed a break. Maybe team thinks some changes are required. I respect that, and I have complaints. I see this as an opportunity to do well in Tests." wrist-spinner h a decent outing in game, scalping 4 for 121 in 29 overs in only innings India bowled in match.

Kuldeep on him being dropped from T20I

In 68 T20 matches since that 2016 T20 World Cup, Kuldeep has taken 81 wickets at an aver of 22.97 (ninth-best in world, second among Indians), and an ecomy rate of 7.60 (fifth among Indians). And, he feels wrist spinners are in demand currently.  "re is doubt that wrist spinners are dominating world," Kuldeep said. "But sometimes, when you try to stop runs, you actually turn out to be expensive. We need to work on our accuracy. You need to accept that you do get hit for runs and work on being ecomical."

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'Need practice to play limited-overs formats'

Kuldeep, however, feels it is very difficult to just to red-ball cricket after consistently featuring in limited-overs formats.  "It's hard to play red-ball cricket when you aren't consistently playing that format," he said. "If you aren't a regular in this format, it takes time to get into your rhythm. When you are consistently playing limited overs and suddenly switch to Tests without much preparation, it will be tough to excel. 

"You need to bowl long spells, play practice games, to understand field placements and to kw how to pick wickets. It was important for me to come here (in India A game) and bowl as many overs as possible. re is still plenty of work to do," Kuldeep ded.

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'Need to be rey to grab your chance'

He said with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jeja in fray for Tests, he will have to utilise limited chances he gets. "When three spinners like Ashwin, Jdu and I are in squ, it's challenging to pick right combination. You need to be rey to grab your chance. Of course, re is pressure because you only get a few chances, and you have to make full use of m," Kuldeep said

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