By CricketCountry Staff
Right-arm India pacer Umesh Yadav says leaving for Australia early than the rest of the squad will help him prepare better for the challenging series Down Under, especially when India are without seamer Praveen Kumar and Zaheer Khan yet to prove his match fitness.
Published: Dec 07, 2011, 03:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 07, 2011, 03:37 PM (IST)
Umesh Yadav made his Test debut during the West Indies series © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
Nagpur: Dec 7, 2011
Right-arm India pacer Umesh Yadav says leaving for Australia early than the rest of the squad will help him prepare better for the challenging series Down Under, especially when India are without seamer Praveen Kumar and Zaheer Khan yet to prove his match fitness.
“I really enjoyed my time in Australia, learnt a lot about how to alter your length. You cannot bowl too short, it’s important to stick to a good line and length. There isn’t that much movement either. I am glad to be going there (Australia) so early, because it will help me adjust quickly,” Yadav said.
“The team management has been taking care of me so well, they realise the need for bowlers to adjust to conditions,” the 24-year-old pacer was quoted by MiD DAY.
Yadav has experience of playing in Australia, as he was a key member of India’s successful campaign in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia earlier this year, taking four wickets in two matches.
Meanwhile, former India pacer Subroto Banerjee said it would be a different challenge for Yadav in Australia.
“He’s been getting a lot of wickets (at home against West Indies) since debut but he knows that it won’t be easy to knock over Australian batsmen. He’s going to have to work on his length. The length cannot be too short… it’s easy for young fast bowlers to get carried away looking at a bouncy surface,” he said.
Banerjee added, “The Australians will feed off short balls, that’s why getting the length right is the most important thing in Australia.”
“I think the management must be applauded for sending him on the tour so early. Bowling with the Kookaburra ball is not easy and he needs some time,” added Banerjee.
The former India cricketer said he is confident of a good show from Yadav.
“When you mature as a fast bowler, you can bowl in any conditions. Umesh is raw, but getting there. You can make out from his body language that he’s never unfazed. He will get great help in Australia and I am expecting a super performance,” Banerjee said.
