New Delhi: While Mohammed ShamiWith his return to T20Is delayed after testing positive for Covid-19, Umesh Yadav is set to return to white-ball cricket for India after three-and-a-half years.
Umesh is undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA after suffering a quad injury while playing county cricket in England. He has been deemed fit and the selectors have opted to try him in the three-match T20I series against Australia next week, TOI has learned.
Umesh last played a T20 International for India against Australia in February 2019. His last ODI was in 2018. However, his IPL was great this year. The Indian team management and selectors have decided to play safe by bringing in experienced fast bowlers. Asia Cup in UAE. The team management had invested a year Avesh Khan But that too seems to have fallen off the radar.
Umesh is fit now. He has been asked to join the Indian team Mohali, The selectors want experienced bowlers in the ranks after the Asia Cup loss,” a source told TOI on Saturday night.
Umesh is undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA after suffering a quad injury while playing county cricket in England. He has been deemed fit and the selectors have opted to try him in the three-match T20I series against Australia next week, TOI has learned.
Umesh last played a T20 International for India against Australia in February 2019. His last ODI was in 2018. However, his IPL was great this year. The Indian team management and selectors have decided to play safe by bringing in experienced fast bowlers. Asia Cup in UAE. The team management had invested a year Avesh Khan But that too seems to have fallen off the radar.
Umesh is fit now. He has been asked to join the Indian team Mohali, The selectors want experienced bowlers in the ranks after the Asia Cup loss,” a source told TOI on Saturday night.