Umesh YadavThe young medium fast bowler from Maharashtra led Kolkata Knight Riders to their second IPL title earlier this year. As a fast bowler, he has many skills. He regularly bowls at over 140kph, moves the ball both ways, and has a pretty effective bouncer. Many cricket experts were also unhappy of not including him in the test squad against England.
In the recent India A tour of Australia his all-round performance against Australia A with a 5-wicket haul and a brilliant innings of 90 helped the Indian total to reach 501. However the ultimate result of this unofficial test was a draw.
He only started considering a career in cricket as a 19-year-old, an age by which the best young Indian cricketers are in the running for a national cap.
In 31 ODIs he has 33 wickets at a bit costly economy rate of 6.05.