Gautam Gambhir offers no sympathy to Kuldeep Yadav after 4th ODI horror show

Gautam Gambhir dismissed concerns over Kuldeep Yadav's lack of game time after the spinner conceded 73 runs without a wicket in the 4th ODI against New Zealand.Kuldeep conceded 73 runs in eight overs (Courtesy: AP/PTI)When Kuldeep Yadav got his chance to play in the 4th T20I against New Zealand, a lot was expected from the wrist spinner. He was filling the place for Anshul Kamboj ahead of Mohammed Siraj and India expected him to be the gamechanger for them at the Bay Oval.NZ vs IND 4th ODI: HIGHLIGHTS | SCORECARDBut what transpired on Friday was completely different. Kuldeep conceded 73 runs from eight overs and failed to get a single wicket. Will Young and Finn Allen took apart ther spinner as New Zealand scored 333 runs in their 50 overs.During the mid-innings break, Ravi Shastri showed some sympathy towards Kuldeep, feeling that he was going to struggle after coming into the match from the cold. "You're playing one game, then you're out for five games, then you come back. The pressure is on you, no matter how many wickets you've taken. You will feel the heat, and I just got the feeling that, the pressure was showing on him. Sometimes you're short of confidence but you're looking for rhythm, which New Zealand didn't allow him to get," said Shastri to the broadcasters.Dinesh Karthik, Kuldeep's former captain at KKR, did criticise the performance but echoed the same sentiment as Shastri. "I feel bad for Kuldeep. He has been part of the team for some time now. On a tour like this, when you've not played, and suddenly play an ODI game, it could be hard work. I don't think he bowled very poorly. A couple of small moments went against him. He probably needed a wicket very early in his spell to feel good about himself, which he didn't manage today. He tried his best, but the opportunities weren't created as much," said Karthik.However, Gautam Gambhir showed no such sympathy towards Kuldeep, brushing aside talk of the spinner not having enough game time.'YOU HAVE TO MAKE MOST OF YOUR CHANCE'Speaking after the 4th ODI loss to New Zealand, Gambhir said that Kuldeep should be trying to make the most of the chance that is presented to him.Gambhir also said that Kuldeep has played enough ODIs this year and can't keep saying he hasn't been given enough game time."Look, game time will always be limited [as a spinner] when you travel overseas," Gambhir said. "But whatever opportunities you get, you try and make the most of it. It's not that he hasn't got enough game time. He played three ODIs against West Indies [at home in October]. And then when you are travelling a place like New Zealand, and when you know the dimensions [of the grounds] and you know the conditions, sometimes you go with three seamers and you go with four seamers as well [as India did in the first three ODIs], and that is exactly what we did.""So, I think this debate about less game time, getting into rhythm - I think when you are playing international cricket, you should try and be in that rhythm most of the time. And whatever opportunities you get, you should try and make the most of it. It's the same for batters as well. Because you can't keep thinking that he hasn't got enough opportunities," said Gambhir.Kuldeep has played eight matches this year, picking 10 wickets at an average of 46.4 and an economy-rate of 6.35.- Ends