rkt.india Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Adelaide Stitches, leather and five-and-a-half ounces of compressed wood sliced Gautam Gambhir in half around his solar plexis, at the pace of a high-speed train. Immediately, the venom in Umesh YadavÃÔ eyes vanished, while his left hand came darting out apologetically. It wasnÃÕ the first time that the young fast bowler had come close to reducing a fellow team-mate into a heap of bones. Ã…Â¥edh sau to hoga. Match mein bhi yehi dikha (Must be 150. Show it in the matcha as well ), Gambhir barked back, with his thumb sticking up in a sign of total assurance. YadavÃÔ bee-stung mouth parted ways to display a set of shining, broad teeth, as the hulking frame turned into a mushy, happy jiggle. Next ball, Yadav cleaned the left-handed batsman up with another delivery of the dedh sau variety. Inside the Adelaide Oval a day later, Yadav bowled close to seven balls in and around the 150 kmph mark including one over 151 to singularly own the honours board for the fastest times clocked during the game. He averaged 142 during his 60-ball quota. It was perhaps the quickest spell by an Indian bowler, ever. To put things in perspective, Mitchell Starc, Australia quickest during the Adelaide ODI, bowled just one ball at 144.2. A rare performance So for the first time in a long time in Indian cricket, the wickets that a fast bowler scalped were side attractions to the real talking point the ability of a pacer to make the ball whistle at any given stage of the match. A genuine head-hunter, the rarest of Indian traits. It made the gameÃÔ Man of the Match gush at the press conference about a less rewarded performance. Ŷmesh is the find of the tour, Gambhir said, letting the statement sink in. Å©e is someone who can bowl 150 consistently. ItÃÔ time we return to the opponents what theyÃ×e been making us receive for years and years. Fair enough. But the only problem is, now Gambhir & Co face a virtual opponent in the nets. Just a season ago, IndiaÃÔ then most highly anticipated tour that of South Africa began with the then ÃÃet bowler Yadav bringing the great Sachin Tendulkar to his knees with a lethal bouncer to his helmet. It was at the Claremont Cricket Club in Cape Town, and Tendulkar wobbled back to his feet with a smile of respect on his face. After the wake up call, Tendulkar went on to score two centuries in IndiaÃÔ first non-losing Test series in South Africa, while Yadav continued to be a waterboy. Å´omeone who can hit the deck hard and bowl 150 consistently can rattle any batsman in the world, even the greats, said Gambhir, clearly speaking from experience. Prolonged practice only made Yadav stronger, faster and more lethal, as the West Indians found out with his seven-wicket match burst in only his second white-flanelled game at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. But the real Yadav emerged only once India moved away from the subcontinental featherbeds, and on to the lot more conducive wickets of the MCG for the first Test of this series. On these spongy surfaces, Yadav smacked Ricky Ponting on the helmet, cleaned him up soon after, and stood tall amidst the ruins by the Perth game with his maiden five-wicket haul. And in his return contest since the Tests, the 24-year old man with a wrought iron physique terrorised the two form Australian batsmen skipper Michael Clarke and fifty-notching debutant Peter Forrest. ŵhe way he bowled for those two crucial wickets was fantastic. But more than that, he is quick. And that makes for a great find, Gambhir said. Ÿe can develop him into a match-winner for us. Hopefully he can go on for a long time, and take plenty of wickets. Yadav didnÃÕ have any against Sri Lanka in the following game, but it was his first battle with a modern-day legend. And there was no love lost between Malinga and him on ValentineÃÔ Day. The premier death-over specialist from Lanka won the battle of wickets two to none, but the shy-demeanoured Indian continued to rule the contest of the speed guns by a far greater margin. Ÿe talk a lot about our fast bowlers that are not as quick. But someone like Umesh, I think, he is fantastic for us. Now people should stop talking about us not producing fast bowlers. When a man can clock 150 with a semi-new ball, we surely have developed one, added Gambhir. Quick rise For a boy who picked up the leather ball for the first time in 2006, Yadav has come a mighty long way in a short span. But to be a part of this generationÃÔ furious few, he is yet to acquire an aura of monstrosity. Malinga slings, Steyn snarls and Roach is West Indian he is born with it. Until he does, however, Yadav can depend on his powerful set of shoulders, a pair of legs that wonÃÕ tire and a heart that wonÃÕ give up all crucial mechanics in engineering IndiaÃÔ first, genuine tearaway quick. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Built-for-the-kill/912621/
saneindian Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Long way to go for Umesh. Needs some control to go with the pace and if he starts hitting the good length spot more often, he would end up with lot many wickets than what he is getting. The good thing is his pace has not gone down despite a long series. Still think he can add another yard or two to his pace as he learns more about his own bowling and gains international experience.
Old guy Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 im hppy baout him just wondering how austalis would be feeling with sarc,pattinson,cummings there all found in one year!
Old guy Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Long way to go for Umesh. Needs some control to go with the pace and if he starts hitting the good length spot more often, he would end up with lot many wickets than what he is getting. The good thing is his pace has not gone down despite a long series. Still think he can add another yard or two to his pace as he learns more about his own bowling and gains international experience. every one thinks he can add more but is it really needed? he is comfortable at this pace which is actually very quick whts the point of bowling at ur quickest but forgetting abt other things ?
Prakat Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 tfs rkt. Trust you to find these rare pieces about our new fast bowlers. :good:
singhprakash72 Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Genuine Fast bowler I would say for India albeit still needs to learn a lot. No Indian in past has bowled this fast for extended period of time besides that, physically this guy looks tough as colloquially we say- having "Sandh jaise" Bull like built. Somehow Nehra, Ishant even with their good height always looked brittle to me.
Yoda-esque Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I expect Umesh to do some serious damage in the game against SL.
Ultimate_Game Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 I expect Umesh to do some serious damage in the game against SL. He should open the bowling or come first change
Prakat Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 he clocked 153 and 151 in Brisbane. nothing bad to say? :two_thumbs_up:
Yoda-esque Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 He should open the bowling or come first change IMO,Dhoni should give 3-4 over bursts to Zak,Legend and Umesh for the first 12-15 overs. Jadeja should be kept out and Ashwin and Pathan should both be selected. Pathan should be sent out as a pinch hitter.He has the power and can hit the SL medium pacers out of the attack.
nballa Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 nothing bad to say? :two_thumbs_up: nope, we did win that game right?
Lurker Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 IMO' date=Dhoni should give 3-4 over bursts to Zak,Legend and Umesh for the first 12-15 overs. Jadeja should be kept out and Ashwin and Pathan should both be selected. Pathan should be sent out as a pinch hitter.He has the power and can hit the SL medium pacers out of the attack. That would be a pretty decent attack. Zaheer,DE,UY,Ashwin bowling 40 and Pathan/Raina sharing the 5 bowler role.
Ultimate_Game Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 IMO,Dhoni should give 3-4 over bursts to Zak,Legend and Umesh for the first 12-15 overs. Jadeja should be kept out and Ashwin and Pathan should both be selected. Pathan should be sent out as a pinch hitter.He has the power and can hit the SL medium pacers out of the attack. Legend should bowl a longer spell as he's usually at his best in the opening spell and gets taken apart later on. So let him bowl 7 overs in the first spell with Zak and Umesh sharing the overs from the other end.
Prakat Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 nope' date=' we did win that game right?[/quote'] There we are. :haha: You had me going there for a while.
Magneto Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 That would be a pretty decent attack. Zaheer' date='DE,UY,Ashwin bowling 40 and Pathan/Raina sharing the 5 bowler role.[/quote'] Good to see that people have started using 'DE' and not some other random name :two_thumbs_up:
Magneto Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Legend should bowl a longer spell as he's usually at his best in the opening spell and gets taken apart later on. So let him bowl 7 overs in the first spell with Zak and Umesh sharing the overs from the other end. Legend did bowl some very good death overs in the T20s and some of the ODI matches. The last match was an aberration (hopefully).
Ultimate_Game Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Legend did bowl some very good death overs in the T20s and some of the ODI matches. The last match was an aberration (hopefully). Don't know man. He usually undoes all the good work in his lat 3-4 overs
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