Umesh Yadav promises to always bowl quick and never cut down on pace

Umesh Yadav of India, celebrates the fall of a wicket

In a heartening sign for all Indian cricket fans, Umesh Yadav has promised to continue bowing quick and never cut down on his pace.

Umesh is considered to be India’s fastest bowler on the scene and has proven his ability to consistently bowl long spells at high speeds.

“As a fast bowler, I needed to have a clear mind about what my priorities are. My strength is to bowl consistently at a fast pace and that will always be my aim as long as I play for the national team,” said Umesh.

There were fears that the Vidarbha paceman might lose pace, especially after he sustained an injury to the back last season. “If I have been selected in the Indian team to play across all formats, it is because I have the sheer pace more than anything else. Even when I got injured last season (stress reaction in back), cutting down on pace never ever crossed my mind,” said Umesh.

“Agreed, when you come back, your body asks you a few questions but you should always stick to doing what you do best,” added Umesh.

Not one to believe in the add-age of constantly trying to outfox the batsmen, Umesh believed that it was more important to stick to one’s strength and be consistent rather than continuous experimentation.

“Tell me what new can a bowler bring to the table apart from what we have seen so far. Whether it is back of the hand slower delivery or change in pace, there’s nothing new that the batsmen can’t counter. So it’s more important that we do any one thing consistently,” he explained, as reported by NDTV Sport.

Umesh Yadav’s constant endeavour has been to bowl out-swingers in the right areas at good pace.

“I have a natural outswinger and if I can bowl four to five of them at a 140 kmph plus per over, I would be satisfied with my effort,” he said.

Recounting one of his meetings with Australian great Glenn McGrath, Umesh said that even he had advised him to hit the right areas on the pitch more often, for better results.

Umesh said that he was looking forward to the Indian teams tour to South Africa, and he was also enjoying bowling in tandem with Bhuvneshwar kumar and Ishant Sharma.

“It’s nice to bowl alongside Bhuvi and Ishant. We are different bowlers but we complement each other well. If one of us is getting wickets from one end, the other should keep it tight and pressurise the batsmen from other end. I have no problems even if I am bowling one change,” said Yadav.