Colombo, Aug. 22 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir backed Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, saying the focus for the wrist-spinner should be on "taking wickets" while maintaining control rather than being "desperate" to take wickets.

Speaking on Kuldeep's role in the team during the pre-match press conference on Saturday, Gambhir said, "We know how good a bowler he is. For me, the conversation has to be to take wickets rather than looking desperate to take wickets because sometimes, as a wrist spinner, when you're desperate to take wickets, your control can go away as well," Gambhir said.

The India head coach further said, "For a very long period of time, we rate Kuldeep very highly, and we know how successful h...