India, Oct. 5 -- Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav needs just five more wickets to reach the 100-wicket milestone in T20Is, and India's bowling coach Morne Morkel has backed him as a key match-winner ahead of the T20I series against West Indies.

Kuldeep, who featured in India's 2-1 ODI series win over West Indies last week, is expected to be in the playing XI for the opening T20I here on Tuesday.

"Kuldeep spoke about it in the past after the ODI series that he feels he's bowling well again. And that is great news for us," Morkel said. "For us, he's a massive match-winner, he's confident, he's bowling well."

Even during phases when his game time was limited-around the England series and some bilateral T20Is-Morkel has consistently praised Kul...