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#1 Umesh Yadav (India)

Umesh Yadav could have a massive say with the ball in hand

Last 12 months -

Matches: 3, Wickets: 13, Average: 21.00

When Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the three-match Test series against South Africa, social media was divided on the call-up for Umesh Yadav, who had last played a Test match in December 2018.

Although Yadav was benched for the first Test, he replaced Hanuma Vihari in the second match and struck twice within his first two overs. Steaming in and pitching the ball in the right areas, Umesh removed both openers in a flash and induced an edge from Theunis de Bruyn's bat as he gave India an early edge in the game.

Finishing with 3/37 from 13 overs in the first essay, Yadav returned to wreak havoc in the second inning, this time cleaning up the tail as he recorded excellent figures of 6/59 in his return game.

In an attack comprising of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and spin twins R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, Yadav made a telling impact with his pace and the swing he procured.

While most Dream11 team owners might be inclined to pick the aforementioned four only owing to their consistent show in the past few years, Umesh Yadav's form and ability to create early inroads, not to forget big-hitting lower down the order makes for his place in the Dream11 side.