India, June 30 -- It remains to be seen if India head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill decide to put their bet on Kuldeep Yadav for the second Test match against England, but it so appears that the leg-spinner is far more than just ready to let it rip against Ben Stokes and his men. In fact, his preparations began as early as the IPL 2025 season in the Delhi Capitals camp, where team mentor and former England captain Kevin Pietersen helped him fine-tune tactics to trouble the English batting line-up.

Speaking to the Indian Express just two days before the start of the second game of the England tour in Birmingham, Kuldeep revealed that he made the most of Pietersen's presence in the Delhi camp. The veteran batter, known for ...