Umesh Yadav thanks Bharat Arun for his contribution towards his progress as a pacer

Jul 18, 2017 at 7:18 PM

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Umesh Yadav thanks Bharat Arun for his contribution towards his progress as a pacer

Indian speedster Umesh Yadav has been one of the most potent weapons for Virat Kohli in the last year or so especially in the longest format and the pacer has given a lot of credit to the newly appointed bowling coach Bharat Arun who worked with him on his drawbacks in his previous stint with the national team.

“Yes, last season has been one of my best in Test cricket where I showed a lot of consistency. But having shown that level of consistency, I would attribute the success to the efforts I had put in to rectify my mistakes of preceding seasons,” Umesh was quoted as saying to PTI.

“The results showed because I worked on my bowling when I was getting in and out of the team. Bharat Arun sir used to work a lot with me when I wasn’t part of the playing XI. When I would be in Nagpur, it would be Subroto Banerjee sir (former India seamer) who would work on my technique. I am indebted to both,” the fast bowler further added.

In the last season, Umesh bagged 17 wickets in the test series against Australia which is the highest by an Indian pacer in a four match Test series. He was predominantly an away swinging bowler but in the last year or so he has shown that he has the ability to bring back the ball to the batsman and create confusion in their mind.

“Actually, my natural grip on the seam is one where fingers are locked. That’s the grip for outswing deliveries (away going for right-hand batsmen). “Before this season, I worked on the open grip with a slight alteration of my wrist position. This grip has two fold benefit – you can get the delivery back in and also at times get it to straighten after pitching,” Umesh quipped.

The fast bowler is now preparing himself for the upcoming challenge in Sri Lanka where Kookaburra balls will be used in place of SG balls.

“Kookaburra balls on flat decks can be a challenge after the ball gets semi-old (25 overs). The best chance to get quick wickets with red kookaburra is the first 15 overs when the seam remains pronounced. Once the seam flattens out, it would be a challenge for the fast bowlers,” he said.

When asked what would be his strategy if he is coming back for his 2nd or 3rd spell especially with Sri Lanka at 250/4 Umesh said,

“It depends but with old Kookaburra, you have to mix it up. If reverse swing happens, then that’s a major help but if there’s no reverse then one needs to think out of the box. I might try to bowl cross seam to get some extra bounce. A couple of bouncers followed by yorkers may be of great help,” he added.

He played 12 out of the 13 home Tests last season and it’s just a testimony of his fitness level. He has a strong lower body to support his pace and run up. I have done a lot of power training to strengthen my core which is an absolute must for a fast bowler. I have very strong hamstrings which have helped me bowl long spells.

“The stronger your legs are, the faster you can bowl. I would also like to thank our trainer Shankar Basu, who has helped me maintain the fitness of highest standard,” Umesh said.

Despite being a frontline Test bowler his colleagues Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are the preferred Pacers in the ODI team with Umesh being the 3rd choice.

“Well, I am not really worried about all these things because team management has a specific plan in mind. Last season, I played a lot of Test matches while Bhuvi and Jasprit played lot more ODIs. I am happy because I played a lot of international matches last season with a fair bit of success,” he added.

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