Umesh did not get discouraged after losing his father, reached ‘hundreds’ of victims as soon as he returned, now Lakshya is on a new record

The same person can understand the grief of a loved one leaving the world forever. Despite this, the player’s dedication to the game is shown by putting up a strong performance for the country. Last month on February 23, the father of Indian team’s star bowler Umesh Yadav passed away. A mountain of grief fell upon him. However, within 10 days of this incident, Umesh returned to the field for the country. He made a brilliant record on his comeback. He joined the list of legends like Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan.

The third Test match between India vs Australia started from Wednesday (March 1) at Indore. The Indian team had won the toss and decided to bat. At this time, India’s innings ended on 109 runs in 33.2 overs. Umesh Yadav played an important role in India crossing the 100-run mark. He contributed 17 runs off 13 balls. It included 1 four and 2 sixes. After this, Umesh also showed his strength in bowling.

Bowled!@y_umesh cleans up Mitchell Starc and picks up his 💯th wicket in India.

Well done, Umesh 💪💪#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/XNWhdTYQQ2

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 2, 2023

After Australia came out to bat in the first innings, on the second day of the match, Umesh Yadav showed the way to the tent for 3 batsmen. He took 3 wickets while bowling 5 overs for 12 runs. As soon as these wickets were taken, a special record was recorded in the name of Umesh Yadav. Umesh became the fifth Indian player to take more than 100 wickets in Tests at home. He has 101 Test wickets to his name.

Kapil Dev is the top bowler who has taken the most wickets for India while playing Tests at home. He has taken the most wickets so far with 219 wickets. After that, Javagal Srinath is in second place and has 108 wickets to his name. Also, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, who are joint third, have 104 wickets each. Umesh needs 4 more wickets to break the record of Zaheer and Ishant. (Indian pacers with 100 Plus Test wickets at home Umesh Yadav join club)

Indian bowlers who have taken more than 100 wickets in Tests at home
219 wickets- Kapil Dev
108 wickets- Javagal Srinath
104 wickets- Zaheer Khan
104 wickets- Ishant Sharma
101 wickets- Umesh Yadav*

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