Umesh Yadav Birthday Special: Lesser Known Things About India's Speed Express

Umesh Yadav celebrates his 32nd birthday on October 25, 2019 (Friday). The speedster from Vidarbha is India’s fastest bowler and has rattled many batsmen with his batsmen and stump line and length. He has received enormous praise from pace-bowling greats Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram for his tenacity and willingness to bowl hard on flat Indian tracks. Umesh wanted to join the army but was rejected and later turned to cricket for a career.

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