I need more time to improve as Test bowler, says Kuldeep

Soon after making an instant impact in his maiden Test on Australian soil, India spinner Kuldeep Yadav said he needs "more time" to improve as a Test bowler, stressing that playing red-ball cricket is vital for his growth.

The 24-year-old left-arm wrist spinner scalped three wickets to leave Australia struggling for 236-6 in reply to India's first-inning score of 622-7 declared on the third day of the fourth Test.

Playing in his first overseas Test since Lord's, Kuldeep said he was a bit nervous.

"To be very honest I haven't changed anything (for bowling in Australia). I am playing my first Test in this series and so was nervous," he said on Saturday.

"I have played enough cricket to have decent enough knowledge but in Test cricket I will need a little more time perhaps to improve. The more you play with red ball the more you can improve."
"If you are bowling in the nets you can improve a bit but if you are playing more matches, you improve more. You need match practice, because four-day and Test cricket is very different from ODIs."
"So I am very motivated (to play) and it is important to learn from them because they have played enough cricket. I am still learning."
"I was lucky that the wrong one pitched in the perfect area and straightened and he hit to mid-wicket."
"It is easier in ODIs because Dhoni is there. He has played so much more cricket and he keeps telling you what to do."