6 Best fast bowlers in Test format in Indian Cricket history

#5 Umesh Yadav

The Warrior from Vidarbha.

From one fiery fast bowler to the other, and this one is still wreaking havoc with the ball in the longest format of the game. Umesh Yadav is easily the best Indian fast bowler that debuted in this decade, and the pacer from Nagpur has done wonders for the Indian cricket team in the last 7 years.

There have, in fact, been times in the past where Yadav seemed nearly unplayable to the opposition batsmen. Between his debut match in 2011 and the on-off test against Afghanistan two days ago, Umesh was part of the playing XI in 37 test matches.

In the 72 innings of those matches, he accounted for 103 wickets of the opposition, which includes a solitary 5-wicket haul against Australia in Perth. An economy of 3.64 and average of almost 35 might not look that promising, but the fact that Umesh has won so many matches for team warrant a place for him in this list.