Umesh Yadav facts for kids
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Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav
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| Born | 25 May 1987 Deori, Maharashtra, India |
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| Nickname | Vidarbha Express, Paplu, Strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 272) | 6 November 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 June 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 184) | 28 May 2010 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 October 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 19 (formerly 73, 50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 42) | 7 August 2012 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 4 October 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 70 (formerly 19 and 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–present | Vidarbha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017;2022-2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2023
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Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav (born May 25, 1987) is a famous Indian cricket player. He has played for the Indian national cricket team. Currently, he plays for Vidarbha in local matches. He also plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.
Umesh has played 57 Test matches for India. His fast bowling helped India win many matches, especially at home. He was part of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He also took the most wickets for India in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
He is a right-arm fast bowler. Umesh has played for Vidarbha since 2008. He is the first player from Vidarbha to play Test cricket. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in May 2010 against Zimbabwe. The next year, in November, he played his first Test match against the West Indies. He holds a record for the highest strike rate in a Test innings. He scored 31 runs in just 10 balls against South Africa in October 2019.
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Umesh Yadav's Cricket Journey
Before becoming a professional cricketer, Umesh tried to join the army and the police force. He was not successful. Yadav also tried to join his college cricket team but was turned down. This was because he did not play for any club.
In 2007, Umesh joined Vidarbha Gymkhana. Before this, he had only played cricket with a tennis ball. At the club, he started bowling with a leather ball for the first time. This was during the Guzder League 'A' Division cricket tournament. Pritam Gandhe, who was Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy team captain, helped Yadav a lot. He made sure Umesh got to play for Air India in a Twenty20 tournament. Gandhe noticed Umesh was very fast, even if his bowling was a bit wild at first.
On November 3, 2008, Umesh played his first first-class match. This was for Vidarbha against Madhya Pradesh. It was part of the 2008–09 Ranji Trophy. In that match, he took four wickets for 72 runs. He played in four Ranji matches that season and took 20 wickets. He also made his one-day debut in the 2008/09 season.
After playing for Vidarbha, Umesh was chosen to play for the Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy. This happened in his very first season.
Umesh got engaged to Tanya Wadhwa, a fashion designer, on April 16, 2013. They got married on May 29, 2013. They have two daughters, born in January 2021 and March 2023.
In January 2019, Umesh had his best performance in the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Kerala. He took 7 wickets for 48 runs in the first innings. Then, he took 5 wickets for 31 runs in the second innings. This gave him a total of 12 wickets for 79 runs in the match. This amazing performance helped Vidarbha reach the Ranji Trophy final.
Playing in the Indian Premier League
Umesh joined Delhi Daredevils in 2010 and played for them for four seasons. In the 2012 IPL, he was the fourth-highest wicket-taker. He took 19 wickets in 17 matches.
Before the 2014 season, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Umesh. He played for them for four seasons. Then, before the 2018 IPL auction, he was released. Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him in that auction. In 2018, he took 20 wickets in 14 matches. In 2019, he took 8 wickets in 11 matches. In 2020, he only played in two matches.
Umesh was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore before the 2021 IPL auction. Delhi Capitals then bought him. In February 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders bought him again in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. In 2022, he had his best IPL performance, taking 4 wickets against Punjab Kings. For 2024, he will play for Gujarat Titans.
Umesh Yadav's International Career
In May 2010, Umesh was called to join India's team for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. He replaced an injured player but did not play in the tournament. Later that month, he was part of the team for a tri-nation ODI series in Zimbabwe. India sent a team with many new players. Umesh made his ODI debut in this tournament against Zimbabwe. He bowled eight overs and gave away 48 runs without taking a wicket. He played in three matches and took one wicket.
After this series, Umesh was not a regular part of the team. He was a practice bowler when India visited Sri Lanka in July. This helped him gain experience bowling to Test batsmen. He had to wait until October 2011 for his next international match. After India's tour to South Africa in December 2010, Umesh was not in the national team.
Umesh returned to the national team in September 2011 for a five-match ODI series against England. He missed the last two matches because of a hand injury. He took four wickets in three matches.
When the West Indies toured India in November 2011, the Indian team changed its fast bowlers. Umesh and Varun Aaron were chosen because they had played well against England. Umesh made his Test debut in the first match. He bowled first with Ishant Sharma. In the second part of the match, he took two wickets for 36 runs. This helped India win by five wickets. Umesh was the first cricketer from Vidarbha to play Test cricket. India won the second Test too. Umesh took nine wickets in the series, which was the most among India's fast bowlers. In the five-match ODI series that followed, he took six wickets in three matches.
Umesh was chosen as one of India's fast bowlers for their tour of Australia in 2011–12. He played in all four Test matches. He took 14 wickets, but India lost the series 4–0. In the third Test at the WACA Ground in Perth, he took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket. He took 5 wickets for 93 runs. In the triangular ODI series with Australia and Sri Lanka that followed, Umesh took 5 wickets in 6 matches.
In May 2013, Umesh was named in India's team for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He took 4 wickets in 5 matches during the tournament.
In December 2014, Umesh was part of India's team for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He was India's top wicket-taker in the tournament. He took 18 wickets in 8 matches. He was also the third-highest wicket-taker overall in the tournament.
In May 2021, Umesh was chosen for India's Test team. This was for India's World Test Championship final against New Zealand. He was also selected for India's 4-match Test series against England.
Umesh Yadav's Bowling Style
Umesh is known as one of the fastest Indian bowlers. His top speed has been recorded at 152.5 kilometers per hour. In January 2012, Sidharth Monga from ESPNcricinfo wrote about him. He said that Umesh is strong, fast, and can make the ball swing late. He also noted that Umesh aims for the stumps and gets many batsmen out by bowling them.
Former Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was very impressed with Umesh's bowling. This was during a Test match in Melbourne in January. McGrath said that Umesh bowls at a good speed and has a great attitude. He also mentioned that Umesh is a bowler who takes wickets. McGrath felt that Umesh has a lot of natural talent and can create good bounce with the ball.
Another former Indian cricketer, Aakash Chopra, was impressed by Umesh's performance in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy in 2017. Chopra said that it's rare to see an Indian fast bowler bowl better than Australian fast bowlers. He highlighted Umesh's powerful bowling in Dharamshala. Umesh took out both opening batsmen before Australia could score many runs. Chopra called it a memorable bowling spell.
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Umesh Yadav
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Umesh Yadav (left) and Wasim Akram (right) during a training session in the 2014 IPL.
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Manish Pandey (left) and Umesh Yadav (right) in an advertisement during the 2015 IPL.
