Umesh Yadav shone not with the ball but with the bat in Ranji, scored a stormy century by hitting fours and sixes

Vilas Dhadke
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  • Umesh Yadav is one of those bowlers of India who has made a place in the fast bowling unit of the Indian cricket team for a long time. But his batting
Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav shone not with the ball but with the bat in Ranji, scored a stormy century by hitting fours and sixes
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Umesh Yadav: Umesh Yadav is one of those bowlers of India who has made a place in the fast bowling unit of the Indian cricket team for a long time. The reason for this is his fast bowling. But in the meantime, one such performance of his has come to the fore, in which he wreaked havoc not with the ball but with the bat. He also scored a century while batting at number nine. He not only scored a century, but also wreaked havoc with his bat and made life difficult for the bowlers. Let us tell you more about his innings

Umesh Yadav performed brilliantly with the bat

Umesh Yadav performed brilliantly with the bat
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It is known that at this time India is crazy about Ranji Trophy. But Umesh Yadav wreaked havoc with the bat not in the current season but in the 2015 season, when he scored a century against Odisha in Ranji Trophy 2015 while playing for Vidarbha. This century was not a Test century in any way. This innings was like an innings of one-day cricket. This can be estimated from his strike rate. He scored this century at a strike rate of 107.

Scored 128 runs while batting at number 9

Let us tell you that Umesh Yadav played an innings of 128 runs in 119 balls at a strike rate of 107 against Odisha. In his innings, he hit a total of 7 fours and as many towering sixes. Apart from Umesh, Aditya Shanware scored a century as an opening batsman. But Umesh’s stormy century caught everyone’s attention. Due to the excellent performance of both the players, Vidarbha’s team was successful in scoring 467 runs in the first innings.

Umesh out of Team India

However, the match was drawn due to the excellent performance in batting. But Umesh Yadav’s performance caught everyone’s attention. It is worth noting that at present Umesh has been out of Team India for the last one year. He was dropped from Team India after the match against Australia in the WTC final. Currently, he is waiting for a comeback after showing good performance in domestic cricket.

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