India, Jan. 20 -- Kuldeep Yadav endured a difficult ODI series against New Zealand, finishing with only three wickets across the three matches. The wrist-spinner struggled to settle into a rhythm, with Daryl Mitchell repeatedly taking him on and blunting his impact. Even on familiar home surfaces, Kuldeep found it hard to trouble the New Zealand batters, conceding runs at a rate of over seven an over, which further underlined his ineffective run through the series.

Veteran India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin weighed in on India's spin struggles after the ODI series, offering a candid assessment of how New Zealand's aggressive intent unsettled the bowlers, while also reflecting on the possible impact it may have had on Kuldeep's confide...