Not a sure shot starter anymore, spinner Kuldeep Yadav is seeking to cement his place in India's T20 World Cup team with a sensational IPL.
Only a year ago, he was looked upon as India's best spin bowling option in overseas conditions, but a slump in form led to him losing that status.
"I don't feel anything went wrong. It depends on combination. In New Zealand the wickets were quite different, you might have seen that there were no spin tracks in Tests. Moreover, it was not a long Test series as well," Kuldeep told PTI on Thursday.
"(Coach) Ravi bhai (Shastri) backs me a lot. He is open to everything. Whatever cricket I played till date, he backed me a lot. It was a team decision keeping in mind the conditions."
"Every player wants to play more because the more you play, the more you improve. IPL is such a platform where you get to play regularly over the course of one and half months and it will in turn result in performance."
"We love bowling in tandem and there is no doubt about it. It will definitely be great for us if we get to play together in T20 World Cup."
"Having said that, they (Pant and Rahul) are still youngsters now but have been doing very well. Both are keeping well, so it is not making such difference, but you miss Mahi bhai's presence."