- Umesh Yadav is known for bowling lethally to make stumps. But, he has done the miracle of scoring a century at the 9th position with his explosive batting…
Team India’s fast bowler Umesh is known for taking wickets at a fast pace. He has forced the biggest batsmen to kneel with his sharp bowling. Do you know that he has also wreaked havoc with his batting? Along with bowling, Umesh Yadav has also scored a century with explosive batting. Some people may be surprised to know this. But, this is true. He created a stir by playing an unbeaten innings of 128 runs at the 9th position against Orissa.
Umesh Yadav hit a brilliant century in Ranji
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Umesh Yadav is known for his lethal bowling and hitting big sixes. He has also scored 24 centuries in his Test career. This shows that Umesh Yadav can bat well.
In 2015, when he got a chance to bat in the Ranji Trophy, he grabbed the opportunity with both hands. The captain of the opposing team Odisha would not have thought that Yadav would score a century while batting at the ninth position. Umesh Yadav scored an unbeaten 128 runs facing 119 balls in this match. During this, 7 fours and 7 sixes were also seen from his bat.
Created history by scoring a century at number 9
Umesh Yadav is one of the most talented players. He has turned the match around with his sharp bowling on many occasions and emerged as a match-winner. But, he has also created history in batting. He has been included in the list of players who have scored a century at the ninth position. However, Jayant Yadav has also done the miracle of scoring a century at this position. This century came from his bat against England.
My career has been something like this
Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav has not been a part of the Indian team for a long time. He played his last match against Australia in June last year. Talking about Umesh’s international career, he played 57 Tests, 75 ODIs and 9 T20 matches. He took 170 wickets in Tests, 106 in ODIs, and 12 in T20s.
