Umesh Yadav: I am in the team because of my pace, after Dhoni's jibe

[Insidious]

Clearly you were not around in the era of 2003 when Srinath, Zaheer and Nehra were creating havoc over batsmen from all the teams. No Indian bowling trio has been that destructive, fast and deceptive as those 3 together.

No they were not. They were only good in 2003 WC. period. But 2006-08 was golden era of our fast bowling. We had Irfan, Sreesant, a young Ishant (in 2008), R.P.singh (at his best), and a Rejuvenated Zaheer khan. Lets not forget Munaf patel, who stated his career bang, only to fade away :(( I don't think we will see an era of such talented fast bowlers playing together, ever. Yadav, and Aaron may have more pace but are nowhere close to those aforementioned fast bowlers. PS- Here I am talking about Test cricket only.