Umesh Yadav was given a place in the playing XI against Bangladesh, He took 4 wickets in the first innings of the Mirpur Test. Umesh Yadav played his last Test match before the Bangladesh tour in Cape Town on the tour of South Africa at the beginning of the year. Along with this, he also achieved a special achievement.
Umesh Yadav took a four-wicket haul against Bangladesh in the Mirpur Test (India vs Bangladesh). Umesh Yadav does not play regularly in the team. In the absence of many veteran players, he has gotten this opportunity. He has capitalized on this golden opportunity. Players like Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are not included in the Indian playing XI, so Umesh Yadav has got a chance. On the basis of four wickets, Umesh has also made a big record in the history of Test cricket.
As a fast bowler, Umesh Yadav achieved a new milestone by surpassing Pakistan’s World Cup-winning captain in terms of bowling strike rates on Asian pitches. He broke this record of Imran Khan. Umesh Yadav broke the record of former Pakistan captain Imran Khan among players who took 100 or more wickets. Along with this, he also left behind Pakistan’s legendary bowler Wasim Akram in terms of strike rate. Umesh Yadav’s test strike rate is 48.5 while Imran is in third place with 48.8 and Wasim’s 52.4 strike rate.
Asia’s pitch king:
Pacer Waqar Younis holds his own in terms of the best strike rate in Asian pitches. This Pakistani player has occupied the first position with a strike rate of 38.2. Shoaib Akhtar has achieved this feat with a strike rate of 44.5 in second place. Umesh Yadav is in third place on this list.
