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ToggleUmesh Yadav:
The 32-year-old has been in and out of the Indian side off late but Yadav will be crucial for RCB in the bowling department.
The right-arm fast bowler can surprise the batsmen with his quick bouncers and outswingers. He along with the experienced Dale Steyn will lead the pace attack.
Yadav can hit the deck hard and can extract a lot of bounce even on slow wickets which can cause problems for the batsmen. Yadav can outsmart the batsmen with his clever seam movements.
The speedster is a bit nippy and his deceptive length can at times deceive the batsmen. Yadav can vary his length and uses the slower ones intelligently.
Moreover, he can contain the batsmen with his accurate line.
Yadav can be a handy bowler in the death overs and is difficult to hit because of his variations. He will be eager to showcase his class and will be hoping to put up a good show which might help him to make a comeback in the T20 International side ahead of the T20 World Cup this year.
Yadav has taken 9 wickets in 7 T20I with an average of 16.67. Yadav has taken 119 wickets in 119 IPL games with an average of 29.38.