India's star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that he was heavily influenced by former opener Gautam Gambhir and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram at the beginning of his career with the Kolkata Knight Riders. Kuldeep said that Gambhir, who won two IPL titles to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 2014, boosted his confidence by giving him a place in the team. Kuldeep said on the franchise website that Gautam Gambhir had a lot of influence on him in the initial days of KKR. Kuldeep said that he always used to talk to him a lot. Not only in KKR's time, but even after that, it has continued in the next two years. Kuldeep said that Gambhir always inspires him. He said that when you get such confidence from the captain, then it is a confidence boost for any player and you are able to perform well. This Chinaman bowler said that former Pakistan captain Akram helped him a lot in the mental aspect of the game.
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Pakistani veteran Wasim Akram also helped Kuldeep a lot. The Indian star said that Wasim sir used to like me a lot. He did not speak much about bowling, but he prepared me very well to take the game mentally. He prepared me for different situations in different ways and told me how to react when batsmen bring you under pressure.
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At present, Kuldeep is showing his skill in painting due to postponement of IPL due to lockdown. Very few people know that Kuldeep also does good painting. Recently, he made a painting of Lord Rama, Hanuman ji. Not only here, he is fulfilling all his hobbies. Besides painting, hands are also cleaned in kite flying.