Chennai: Veteran left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra praised his Delhi Daredevils' team-mate Umesh Yadav, terming him as the "most talented fast bowler" in the country at the moment and believes that his performance will have an impact on India's performance in the near future.
"Umesh has done so well and if you ask me personally, he s the most talented bowler for India. If he does well, then it will augur well for India as they will play some important Test matches in the coming months," Nehra told reporters ahead of Delhi Daredevils' IPL match against Chennai Super Kings.
As an elder statesman of the side, Nehra said that he loves helping out youngsters like Umesh and Siddharth kaul. "We have people like Umesh and Siddarth, and I look to help them as much as I can. But in this format, the gap between matches is too little and with the amount of travelling, it even becomes difficult for them."
There is no denying that Delhi have had one of the worst seasons but Nehra believes that they still need to fight it out and "look towards winning the remaining three games."...
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12:18 PM, May 01, 2013
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04:27 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Raipur: Delhi Daredevils' opener David Warner on Monday lavished praise on team-mate Umesh Yadav, whose miserly 18th over proved crucial in the team's 15-run win over Pune Warriors, saying the pacer will be an asset for India in the upcoming Champions Trophy in England. "I think Umesh has been bowling very well. His death bowling was sensational and he has come back very well from an injury and that augurs...
01:08 PM, Apr 29, 2013
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11:35 PM, Apr 28, 2013
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11:57 PM, Apr 16, 2013
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07:20 PM, Apr 16, 2013
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10:30 PM, Apr 06, 2013
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04:28 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Indore: A five wicket haul by India pacer Umesh Yadav helped Vidarbha beat Odisha by 73 runs in a Super League (Group A) match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament here on Wednesday. Playing his second match after recovering from a back injury, Umesh Yadav (5/18 in three overs) halted the Odisha runchase after a blistering half century from teammate Ravi Jangid (63) took Vidarbha to a commanding 180...
09:18 PM, Mar 27, 2013
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04:57 PM, Mar 26, 2013
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04:52 PM, Mar 01, 2013
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02:07 PM, Nov 27, 2012
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12:55 PM, Nov 27, 2012
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10:18 PM, Nov 26, 2012
