‘I cannot select myself’, Umesh Yadav, who is out of Team India, expressed his desire to return

Umesh Yadav has not played for India since June 2023.

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has been out of Team India for a long time. 37-year-old Umesh Yadav has not played for India since June 2023. However, he hopes that he will make a comeback in the Indian team by performing well in domestic cricket. Along with this, he is constantly working on his fitness.

Let us tell you that Umesh Yadav has the ability to bowl long spells in the red ball format. He has played 57 Tests, 75 ODIs and nine T20 matches for the Indian team so far. In which he has taken 170 wickets, 106 wickets and 12 wickets respectively. He looks different from other Indian fast bowlers, as his record at home is better than in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries.

Umesh Yadav took 101 wickets in 32 Test matches at home at an average of 25.89 and a strike rate of 48. At the same time, in SENA countries, he took 46 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 41.41 and a strike rate of 61.50.

My effort is to get fit and return to the team – Umesh Yadav

Meanwhile, Umesh Yadav said in a conversation with Sports Tak, the efforts to return are over. I cannot select myself. I have to play some matches, get fit. I have to play competitive cricket to return. My effort is to get fit and return to the team.

He further said, when I started playing cricket, I never thought that I would play for India. I am a natural fast bowler. I have been bowling fast since childhood. I never went to any academy or nets. So I never thought that I would play for India. I kept playing. Playing, the son of a coal miner is playing for India here. I think some things that are meant to happen, they happen. I always say that fast bowlers are natural, you cannot make them fast bowlers.