Speaking on the excellence of both bowlers, Umesh Yadav stressed that the pair had been performing exceedingly well in recent times. However, the Indian cricket team pacer opted for his compatriot due to the latter’s propensity to come up trumps across all formats.
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To put things into perspective, Indian cricket team fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah averages 20.33, 24.43 and 20.25 in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, respectively. Pat Cummins, on the other hand, averages 21.82, 27.55 and 19.86 in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
Additionally, Umesh Yadav also talked about how he looked up to the likes of Ashish Nehra, Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan when he was young. He also mentioned that their ability to bowl at searing pace and make the ball swing motivated him and provided him the requisite inspiration to work even harder on his game.
The current Indian cricket team pacer also talked about how he idolized 1983 World Cup winning skipper, Kapil Dev, although he wasn’t able to watch the former all-rounder at his peak.
Umesh picks Ajinkya Rahane as his closest friend in Indian Cricket team
Apart from weighing in on the fast bowler debate, Umesh also spoke at length about the relationships the Indian cricket team players had forged among themselves. Subsequently, Umesh Yadav termed Ajinkya Rahane as his closest friend in the Indian cricket team.
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