‘Getting Babar out was the best delivery’

India’s Kuldeep Yadav admitted bowling Pakistan batsman Babar Azam in the World Cup with a magical delivery that tossed and turned was a “dream” for any spinner.

Yadav returned figures of 2-32 with his left-arm wrist spin to play a key role in India’s 89-run victory via DLS over Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday.

Yadav got Azam bowled -- the ball nipping between bat and pad.

“Getting Babar Azam out was the best delivery for me in this tournament. I got him out in the Asia Cup as well,” Yadav told reporters. “After the rain break I went back and watched that delivery. It had drift and turn, so any spinner will love that delivery.

“It’s a proper dream delivery and a proper Test delivery. Deceiving the batsman in the air and making him commit the mistake. A perfect delivery.”