Legendary England footballer David Beckham visited India as UNICEF's goodwill ambassador throughout the 2023 version of the ICC World Cup. The previous Actual Madrid midfielder and Manchester United icon watched the ICC World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the Wankhede Stadium. On a three-day go to to India, the English soccer icon met batting legends Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
With Beckham turning into the cynosure of all eyes within the world cup semi-finals, the previous manchester united captain had a quick chat with spin wizard Kuldeep Yadav, In dialog with veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, the Delhi Capitals star recalled his lesser-known interplay with Beckham. Kuldeep informed Beckham that he turned a fan of the Crimson Devils after watching Paul Scholes.
'I’m an enormous Gary Neville fan'
“I met him after the sport (2023 WC in opposition to SL) and informed him that I used to look at Manchester United due to Paul Scholes. I spoke a bit too immediately (laughs). I additionally informed him that I’m an enormous Gary Neville fan. and requested him to let him know every time he meets him. I informed that after I end my profession I most likely need to attempt being a soccer supervisor,” Kuldeep informed Ashwin.
Kuldeep picked up 11 wickets for India on the World Cup final yr. Beneath the management of Rohit Sharma, India recorded an ideal 10 within the round-robin part of the ICC occasion. Nevertheless, India misplaced the ultimate to Australia at dwelling. Talking to Ashwin on his YouTube channel, Kuldeep revealed that he wished to develop into a quick bowler after watching Pakistan legend Wasim Akram on the 2003 World Cup.
'I watched Wasim Akram throughout…'
“I watched Wasim Akram throughout the 2003 World Cup and I admired him a lot that I wished to be a left-arm quick bowler. However then as soon as my coach Kapil Pandey requested me what my father's peak was. He then realized that perhaps since my father was brief I additionally could not develop into fairly tall so as a substitute of quick bowling, I become being a spinner,” Kuldeep added.
