IPL 2022: Can't see why Umesh would not do well for India-says KKR’s Tim Southee
India Today
IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Tim Southee was all praise for his teammate Umesh Yadav, saying that he will do well for the Indian cricket team.
Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Tim Southee thinks that his teammate Umesh Yadav will do well for the Indian cricket team. Umesh almost went unsold in the IPL 2022 mega auction, and was picked up by KKR for a base price of Rs 2 crore.
The right-arm pacer was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021, and picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 1 crore. The 34-year-old has taken 10 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 6.60 in 5 matches for KKR, which is the 2nd highest in the tournament so far, and is just one behind MI bowler Yuzvendra Chahal with 11. Umesh (62) has the highest number of dot balls as well.
Umesh Yadav’s spell (4-23) in KKR’s win against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium has been the best this season so far. Umesh ended that game taking 4 wickets, including a double wicket maiden, dismissing Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar in the process.
KKR bowler Tim Southee, who was teammates with Umesh during their time at RCB, was all praise for the right arm pacer, saying that he was fortunate enough to play alongside him.
''I'm a fan of Umesh, he is a tremendous bowler. I was fortunate enough to share the new ball with him a few times when we both played at RCB,'' Southee said in an interview to PTI.
With the T20 World Cup in Australia around the corner, a lot of players are using IPL 2022 to try to get into their national team. Tim Southee said that Umesh Yadav could do well for the Indian team given his current performances.
"The way he's been managed suits Umesh's style of bowling. If he keeps performing the way he's been doing I can't see why he would not do well for India in T20 cricket," he said.
