Want to win the man-of-the-match award in World Cup semi-final: Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav said he sets specific goals for himself before heading into every important tournament and this time at the World Cup, he wants to pick up a five-wicket haul in the semi-finals and win the game for the country.

"Playing for India is always different and I know how important the World Cup is for the country. Before every tournament, I have set goals and for the World Cup my goal is to pick 5 wickets and win the man-of-the-match award in the semi-final because that's the key match always," Kuldeep Yadav told India Today.

Kuldeep will be key to India's hopes of winning a third World Cup as the 24-year old has done exceedingly well in the 50-over format recently picking up 87 wickets in 44 matches so far.

India skipper Virat Kohli and the support staff back me all the time and how I am working on my skill sets because they know my job is to pick wickets in England even if I go for a few runs," Kuldeep said.