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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use Indian English|date = April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Umesh Yadav
| image = Umesh Yadav.jpg
| caption = Yadav in 2013
| country = India
| fullname = Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav
| nickname = Bablu, Strongman<ref>{{cite web |title=Umesh Yadav|url= https://www.iplt20.com/teams/delhi-capitals/squad/59/umesh-yadav|website=www.iplt20.com |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1258-umesh-yadav-playerprofile |title=Umesh Yadav |website=sports.ndtv.com |publisher=New Delhi Television Limited |access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 11
| batting = [[Right-handed]]
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2010–present

| testdebutdate = 6 November
| testdebutyear = 2011
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 272
| lasttestdate = 17 December
| lasttestyear = 2020
| lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 28 May
| odidebutyear = 2010
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 184
| lastodidate = 24 October
| lastodiyear = 2018
| lastodiagainst = West Indies
| odishirt = 19

| T20Idebutdate = 7 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| lastT20Idate = 24 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| T20Ishirt = 19
| T20Icap = 42

| club1 = [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2008–present}}
| club2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2010–2013}}
| club3 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|2014–2017}}
| clubnumber3 = 19
| club4 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|2018–2020}}
| clubnumber4 = 19

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 48
| runs1 = 339
| bat avg1 = 12.10
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 31
| deliveries1 = 7191
| wickets1 = 148
| bowl avg1 = 30.26
| fivefor1 = 3
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/88
| catches/stumpings1 = 17/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 75
| runs2 = 79
| bat avg2 = 7.90
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 3558
| wickets2 = 106
| bowl avg2 = 33.63
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/31
| catches/stumpings2 = 22/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 7
| runs3 = 2
| bat avg3 = 2.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 2
| deliveries3 = 150
| wickets3 = 9
| bowl avg3 = 24.33
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–
| column4 = [[First class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 96
| runs4 = 995
| bat avg4 = 14.42
| 100s/50s4 = 1/1
| top score4 = 128[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 16,139
| wickets4 = 312
| bowl avg4 = 28.73
| fivefor4 = 15
| tenfor4 = 2
| best bowling4 = 7/48
| catches/stumpings4 = 34/–
| date = 17 December
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/376116.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Umesh Kumar Tilak Yadav''' (born 25 October 1987) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who currently plays for [[Vidarbha cricket team]], [[India national cricket team|Indian national team]], and [[Delhi Capitals]] in the Indian Premier League. A right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] [[bowler (cricket)|bowler]], Yadav has played for [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] at domestic level since 2008 and is the first player from the team to have played [[Test cricket]]. He made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in May 2010. The following year, in November, Yadav made his Test debut against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. He was the highest wicket-taker for India and third highest overall in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015- Highest wicket takers|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6537&type=tournament|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2015 Cricket World Cup Leading Wicket-Takers: Mitchell Starc becomes No 1 in the list of top-10 bowlers in WC 2015|url=https://www.india.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/2015-cricket-world-cup-leading-wicket-takers-list-of-top-bowlers-in-wc-2015-292464/|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=India.com|language=en}}</ref>He holds the record of the [[Strike rate|highest strike rate]] in an innings in Test cricket<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/umesh-yadav-breaks-stephen-flemings-15-year-old-record20191020191844/|title=Umesh Yadav breaks Stephen Fleming's 15-year-old record|website=ANI News|language=en|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life and domestic career==
Before becoming a professional cricketer, Umesh unsuccessfully applied to join the army and the police force. Yadav tried to make a place in college cricket team but was refused because he did not play for any club then in the year 2007 having previously only ever played tennis ball cricket, Yadav joined Vidarbha Gymkhana (club affiliated to VCA) and established in 1969 by J.A. Karnewar and first time began bowling with a leather ball in Guzder League 'A' Division cricket tournament organised by Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA). [[Pritam Gandhe]], Vidharbha's Ranji trophy team captain, supported Yadav and ensured he represented Air India in a [[Twenty20]] tournament. Of Yadav's early career, Gandhe remarked: "He was raw and wayward. But he was really quick – too quick. I thought that if he lands at least three out of six balls in line with the stumps, he will trouble batsmen."<ref name="fast track">{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567657.html |title=The fast track from Khaparkheda |first=Abhishek |last=Purohit |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 June 2012 |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

On 3 November 2008, Yadav made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] against [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] in the [[2008–09 Ranji Trophy]]. His first wicket was that of Himalaya Sagar who was out bowled; Yadav did not bowl in Madhya Pradesh' second innings, but in the first claimed four wickets for 72 runs (4/75) as his team lost by ten wickets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/188/188424.html |title=Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha: Ranji Trophy 2008/09 (Plate Group B) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> He played in four of Vidarbha's Ranji matches that season, taking 20 wickets at an average of 14.60 with best figures of 6/105.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/IND/Ranji_Trophy_2008-09/Batting_by_Average.html |title=Batting and fielding in Ranji Trophy 2008/09 (ordered by average) |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/IND/Ranji_Trophy_2008-09/Bowling_by_Average.html |title=Bowling in Ranji Trophy 2008/09 (ordered by average) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> Also in the 2008/09 season, Yadav made his [[list A|one-day]] debut.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/188/188595.html |title=a19522 Rajasthan v Vidarbha: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2008/09 (Central Zone) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref>

From playing for Vidarbha, Yadav was selected to represent the [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]] in the [[Duleep Trophy]] in his first season.<ref name="fast track" />

On 16 April 2013, Umesh got engaged to Delhi-based fashion designer Tanya Wadhwa, and they were married on 29 May 2013. Initially Umesh had troubled family life as his brother was acquitted in a robbery case. His father hails from Deoria, UP. In his early years he moved from Jharkhand to Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-16/off-the-field/38585152_1_delhi-daredevils-umesh-yadav-t20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418143111/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-16/off-the-field/38585152_1_delhi-daredevils-umesh-yadav-t20 | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2013 | title=Umesh Yadav to tie knot with Delhi girl Tanya | date=16 April 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://mymarriagewebsite.com/wedding-of-cricketer-umesh-yadav-to-tanya-wadhwa | title=Umesh Yadav's Wedding To Tanya Wadhwa | access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref>

In January 2019, in the first semi-final of [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy#Semi-finals|2018/19 Ranji Trophy]] against [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]], he gave his career-best performance of 7/48 in the first innings and then returned with figures of 5/31 in the second innings, and ended the match with career-best figures of 12/79 which sailed Vidarbha to the Ranji Trophy final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-domestic/ranji-trophy/umesh-yadav-stars-as-vidarbha-blow-away-keralas-challenge-to-reach-ranji-trophy-final/articleshow/67686695.cms?|title=Umesh Yadav stars as Vidarbha blow away Kerala's challenge to reach Ranji Trophy final|work=PTI|date=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Umesh Yadav Biography, Achievements, Career Info, Records & Stats - Sportskeeda|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/umesh-yadav|access-date=26 June 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Indian Premier League==
In the [[2010 IPL auction]], Umesh was bought by the Delhi Daredevils (now [[Delhi Capitals]]) after he had some really good domestic seasons. He made his IPL debut in the same season.

Umesh was the 4th highest wicket-taker in the [[2012 IPL]] with 19 wickets in from 17 matches at an average of 23.84.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website- Highest wicket takers- IPL 2012|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2012/most-wickets|url-status=live|access-date=13 May 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref> For his performances in the 2012 IPL, he was named in [[ESPNcricinfo]]’s 2012 IPL team of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The IPL 2012 team of the tournament|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2012-the-team-of-the-tournament-566526|url-status=live|access-date=17 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

Umesh played for the Daredevil franchise till [[2013 IPL]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Umesh Yadav profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/umesh-yadav-376116|access-date=7 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

Umesh was bought by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ahead of the [[2014 IPL]] season for INR 2.6 crores.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IPL 2014 Players Auction: Sold Players List In IPL 7|url=http://sports.mercenie.com/ipl-2014/ipl-2014-players-auction-sold-players-list-ipl-7/|url-status=live|access-date=6 May 2021|website=Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> But he was released by KKR ahead of the [[2018 IPL auction]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=IPL 2018 player retention: Kolkata Knight Riders release skipper Gautam Gambhir|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2018-player-retention-kkr-release-gautam-gambhir-5012479/|url-status=live|access-date=6 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In the 2018 IPL auction, Umesh was bought was [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] for INR 4.2 crores.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL Auction 2018- List of sold and unsold players|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1134446|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> He had an excellent [[IPL 2018]] season as he had picked up 20 wickets from 14 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website- Umesh Yadav|url=https://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/59/umesh-yadav|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref> For his excellent performances in the 2018 IPL, he was named in ESPNcricinfo’s and [[Cricbuzz]]’s 2018 IPL team of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vote for your IPL 2018 team of the tournament|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vote-for-your-ipl-2018-team-of-the-tournament-1148237|access-date=18 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cricbuzz team of the tournament- IPL 2018|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/102276/cb-xi-team-of-ipl-2018-indian-premier-league-cricket-csk-srh-cricbuzzcom|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref>

Umesh didn’t have a good [[IPL 2019]] as he had picked up only 8 wickets from 11 matches compared to that to the 2018 IPL season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website- Umesh Yadav|url=https://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/59/umesh-yadav|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref> [[IPL 2020]] was even worse for Umesh as he had played just 2 matches with 0 wickets to his name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website- Umesh Yadav|url=https://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/59/umesh-yadav|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref>

Unesh was finally released by RCB ahead of the [[2021 IPL auction]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2021: Full list of retained and released players|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-rcb-ipl-2021-full-list-of-retained-and-released-players-7155729/|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In the 2021 IPL auction, Umesh was bought by the [[Delhi Capitals]] for INR 1 crores ahead of the [[2021 IPL]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152|access-date=7 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Umesh Yadav, Wasim Akram.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Umesh Yadav (left) and [[Wasim Akram]] (right), in a training session in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] ([[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]]) ]]
[[File:Manish Pandey, Umesh Yadav.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[Manish Pandey]] (left) and Umesh Yadav (right), in an ad during IPL [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]]]]
In May 2010, Yadav was called into India's squad for the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|World Twenty20]] in place of the injured [[Praveen Kumar]],<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/458673.html |title=Injured Praveen out of World Twenty20 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=6 May 2010 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> but did not go on to play in the tournament. Later that month, he was included in the squad to play a [[Tri-nation series in Zimbabwe in 2010|tri-nation ODI series]] in Zimbabwe against the hosts and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. India sent an under-strength squad with nine first-choice players either rested or injured.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zim-tri2010/content/story/459056.html |title=Raina to lead India in Zimbabwe |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=9 May 2010 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> Yadav made his ODI debut in the tournament during India's loss to Zimbabwe, a team ranked tenth by the ICC at the time. Defending a score of 285, Yadav bowled eight wicketless overs while conceding 48 runs.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/287/287320.html |title=o2981 a20592 Zimbabwe v India: Zimbabwe Tri-Series 2010 |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zim-tri2010/content/story/461152.html |title=Taylor and Ervine seal terrific win |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |first=Sidharth |last=Monga |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/odi_ranking.php?year=2010 |title=2010 ODI Rankings |publisher=ICC |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> Playing in three matches, Yadav took a single wicket.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/zim-tri2010/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=5802;type=tournament |title=Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 2010 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref>

After the tri-series in Zimbabwe, Yadav returned to the fringes of the team. He was included as a practice bowler when India toured Sri Lanka in July to gain experience of bowling to [[Test cricket|Test]] batsmen.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/story/466924.html |title=Net bowlers reinforce India sans Sreesanth, Harbhajan |first=Sidharth |last=Monga |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=11 July 2010 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> He would have to wait until October 2011 before his next international match.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/356/356989/One-Day_International_Matches.html |title=One-Day International matches played by Umesh Yadav |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-date=16 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716023128/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/356/356989/One-Day_International_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After India toured South Africa in [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2010–11|December 2010]], Yadav was dropped out of the national squad.<ref name=return2011>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/534294.html |title=Harbhajan dropped for first two ODIs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=29 September 2011 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref>

Yadav returned to the national set-up in September 2011 for a [[English cricket team in India in 2011–12|five-match ODI series]] against [[England cricket team|England]].<ref name=return2011/> An injury to his left hand meant Yadav missed the last two ODIs. At times expensive though regularly fast,<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/537379.html |title=Mithun to replace injured Umesh Yadav |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> he managed four wickets at an [[bowling average|average]] of 38.25 from three matches.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6683;type=series |title=Mithun to replace injured Umesh Yadav |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref>

When the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] toured in November 2011, the Indian selectors opted to change the team's fast bowlers. [[Sreesanth]] and [[Praveen Kumar]] were left out of the squad and Yadav and [[Varun Aaron]] were chosen based on their performances in the ODIs against England earlier that year.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2011/content/story/538351.html |title=Harbhajan out of Test squad; Kohli, Ashwin in |date=28 October 2011 |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> Yadav made his Test debut in the first match and opened the bowling alongside [[Ishant Sharma]] in the first innings, though failed to take a wicket. In the second innings, the [[spin bowling|spinners]] opened the bowling and Yadav took two wickets for 36 runs (2/36) to help India to a five-wicket victory.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/356/356308.html |title=f53504 t2015 India v West Indies: West Indies in India 2011/12 (1st Test) |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> Yadav was the first cricketer to play for Vidarbha who went on the play Test cricket.<ref name="fast track"/> India also won the second Test,<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/356/356309.html |title=f53545 t2017 India v West Indies: West Indies in India 2011/12 (2nd Test) |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> and Yadav finished with nine wickets in the series, the most amongst India's fast bowlers and less than half the total of either of the team's spinners.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6930;type=series |title=Records / West Indies in India Test Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> In the [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2011–12#ODI Series|five-match ODI series]] that followed, he managed six wickets at an average of 24.33 from three appearances.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6938;type=series |title=Records / West Indies in India ODI Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 December 2011}}</ref>

Yadav was selected as one of India's pace bowlers for their [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12|tour of Australia]] in 2011–12. He played in all four Tests, taking 14 wickets at an average of 39.35 as India lost the series 4–0.<ref>{{citation|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6636;type=series|title=Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2011/12 / Most wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> In the third Test at the [[WACA Ground]] in [[Perth]], he took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, with figures of 5/93 in Australia's first and only innings.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/518952.html|title=India tour of Australia, 2011/12 / Scorecard: Third Test|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> In the triangular ODI series with Australia and Sri Lanka that followed, Yadav managed 5 wickets from 6 matches at an average of 59.80.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6632;type=tournament |title=Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 April 2012}}</ref>

In May 2013, Umesh was named in India’s 15 member squad for the [[2013 ICC Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2013 ICC Champions Trophy- Indian squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/squad/633964.html|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Cricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 April 2013|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - squads|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/22045866|access-date=18 May 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref>He didn’t have a great tournament as he had picked up just 4 wickets from all the 5 matches that he played in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2013- Highest wicket takers|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=7371&type=tournament|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>

In December 2014, Umesh was named in India’s 20 member squad for the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=World Cup 2015 squads|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/30346127|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015- Indian Squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/squad/817409.html|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Cricinfo|language=en}}</ref>He was India’s highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 18 wickets from 8 matches and was also the third highest wicket-taker in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015- Highest wicket takers|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6537&type=tournament|url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2021|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>

In the second test of [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2018–19|Windies tour of India, 2018]] at the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad|Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium]] in Hyderabad, he took his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket, with his career-best figures of 6/88, in the first innings of Windies. In the second innings of Windies, he claimed another 4 wickets and took his maiden ten-wicket haul in Test cricket, with career-best match figures of 10/133. Yadav was adjudged Player of the Match in that test.

In May 2021, Umesh was named in India’s 20 member Test squad for India’s [[World Test Championship]] final against New Zealand and for India’s 4 match Test series [[Indian cricket team in England in 2021|against England]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India’s squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced|url=http://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154375/india-s-squad-for-wtc-final-and-test-series-against-england-announced|access-date=13 May 2021|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=India name squad for England tour|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/56971324|url-status=live|access-date=13 May 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jadeja, Bumrah return in India squad for WTC final|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2131213|access-date=13 May 2021|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Bowling style==
Umesh is the fastest Indian bowler with his top speed being 152.5 km/h. Writing for [[ESPNcricinfo]] in January 2012, Sidharth Monga commented that

{{quote|Yadav is fit, strong, quick, and gets the ball to swing late. More importantly, he attacks the stumps and doesn't wait for edges. Eleven of his 21 Test wickets have been bowled. Another has been lbw. Five matches is a short career for a bigger statistical analysis, but it is worth mentioning that he takes a wicket every 39.2 balls. It is not at large odds with his overall first-class strike-rate of 46.8. Attacking the stumps also leaves less control on the run flow, which shows in his economy rate of 4.24 in Tests.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/current/story/550366.html |title=Yadav stands tall amid the rubble |first=Sidharth |last=Monga |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=21 January 2012 |access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref>}}

Former Australian bowler [[Glenn McGrath]] was impressed with Yadav's performance in the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January. McGrath said

{{quote|He was quite impressive. He bowls at a good pace. He seems to have a great attitude and most importantly, he's a wicket-taking bowler. Perhaps, the direction and control are not there quite yet, but it's not far away.

He's got that raw talent, good pace and can generate good bounce. He's got a lot going for him at the moment.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Umesh-Yadav-s-bowling-at-MCG-was-impressive-Glenn-McGrath/9821 |title=Umesh Yadav's bowling at MCG was impressive: Glenn McGrath | publisher=CricketCountry |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>}}In IPL 2015 his fastest ball is at 150.1km/h making him the third fastest bowler of the tournament.

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, impressed by Umesh's performance in the [[Border–Gavaskar Trophy]] in 2017, said,

"It's not often that you see an Indian seamer outpace and outbowl his Australian counterparts but the spell that sealed the deal for India in Dharamshala did just that. Umesh Yadav bowled with a lot of steam on the third-day pitch and dismissed both openers before half the lead was wiped out.
There are certain spells in Test matches that leave an indelible mark on one’s memory and his spell in Dharamshala will go down as one of them."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chopra|first1=Aakash|title=Aakash Chopra – Umesh Yadav Has Arrived|url=https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2017/03/29/india-vs-australia-test-series-kohli-umesh-smith|website=www.thequint.com|publisher=The Quint|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/India/Umesh-Yadav/4092.html Umesh Yadav]'s profile page on Wisden
*[http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Zaheer-Khan-s-guidance-crucial-during-matches-says-Umesh-Yadav/17357 Zaheer Khan's guidance crucial during matches, says Umesh Yadav]

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