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Umesh Yadav (Image source: Twitter)
The entirety of the Indian cricketing fraternity woke up to the news of Umesh Yadav making his comeback to the Indian T20I side after three years. In a decision that has perplexed many, the right-arm pacer has been included in the Indian squad for the upcoming Australia series as a like-for-like replacement for Mohammad Shami.
In a piece of unfortunate news for the pace bowler and the Indian team, it was revealed on Saturday that Mohammad Shami had contracted COVID and would miss out on the upcoming T20I series against Australia.
Shami wasn’t picked for the Asia Cup 2022 and India bear the full force of a bad decision as the team crashed out embarrassingly after losing against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super Four.
Selectors soon realised their mistake and named the pacer in the squad for Australia and South Africa series and also picked him as a reserve player for the 20-20 World Cup. This recent news however will be a setback for the pacer as it has snatched a very important opportunity for the bowler to get back to full swing.
While many fans were dejected by Shami’s exclusion news, the news of Yadav’s inclusion came in as a double-edged sword to them. A large section of the Indian fans was opposed to the idea of a bowler who hasn’t played for three years, suddenly appearing in the squad.
Yadav was called up to the Indian T20I team in 2010 but did not play any game. After two years, he played one game for the national side in 2012 and then went into the wilderness. In 2018-19 he made his comeback again after six years and 65 matches but again could not cement his place. Now after 3.5 years, the 34 years old is again making a comeback to the T20I side after 65 games.
The Nagpur born had a great Indian T20 League 2022 wherein he took 16 wickets in just 12 matches. His inclusion in the national 20-20 side is a reward for his performance in the Indian T20 League. Many Indian fans were vocal about Yadav’s inclusion in the team and let their feeling known on Twitter.
Here's the reaction to Umesh Yadav's inclusion in the Indian T20I squad for the Australia series:
There's Siraj, Khaleel, Arshdeep, Mohsin, Prasidh, Natarajan, so many quality T20 bowlers, but our management thinks it's best to bring in Umesh Yadav😭😭😭?
Even Chetan Sakariya is clear of that bum, why would you do this BCCI😭😭?
— Chicken Man (@GustavoFring_19) September 17, 2022
A twist in tale at midnight. Umesh Yadav, who got injured and replaced from county stint is swapping up for injured Shami in the T20 squad. Am I high af Or are you guys hearing the same thing😂.
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) September 17, 2022
Bad news to wake up,
Umesh Yadav getting callup fr t20is like thr r no pacers left in india,
Pakistan is best in this regard......!
— Akram Khan (@AkramK2108) September 18, 2022
In the times of Umraan,Shardul,Natarajan,Mohsin,Khaleel and Sakariya Indian selectors wants to bring back EXPERIENCED Umesh Yadav back in India's T20 setup. Just horrible
— Cricket🏏 Lover (@CricCrazyV) September 18, 2022
Abeeeee Gadho Sudhar jao 😭😭😭
What about Siraj , Prasidh , Mohsin , Khaleel , Natrajan or any player you can think of 😭😭
PLEASE NO UMESH YADAV !Warner will f him literally 🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/haFA5UhxMo
— Aman Khurana (@Wierdotweets) September 17, 2022
Selectors again heading towards stone age.
How suddenly Umesh Yadav came back into the picture ? He was sidelined from T20is for atleast 5 years. https://t.co/Ok1KfYnAOr
— Tukun (@SuvTK7) September 18, 2022
I am one of the biggest fan of Umesh Yadav but even I think there are many more better T20 bowler than him. https://t.co/walozhIfpe
— Manjit (@KLRahul4ever) September 17, 2022
Umesh yadav in big 2022 . We are moving backwards. Mohsin khan in the team would have been good??.
Also chetan sharma is like worst selector ever— Akshay (@viratkohliofc) September 17, 2022