(1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 (age 37) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India[1]
Nickname
Vidarbha Express, Paplu, Strongman[2]
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3]
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast
Role
Bowler
International information
National side
India (2010–present)
Test debut (cap 272)
6 November 2011 v West Indies
Last Test
7 June 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 184)
28 May 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI
24 October 2018 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.
19 (formerly 73)
T20I debut (cap 42)
7 August 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I
4 October 2022 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.
70 (formerly 19 and 73)
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2008–present
Vidarbha
2010–2013
Delhi Daredevils
2014–2017;2022-2023
Kolkata Knight Riders
2018–2020
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021
Delhi Capitals
2022
Middlesex
2023
Essex
2024-present
Gujarat Titans
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
57
75
9
117
Runs scored
460
79
22
1,211
Batting average
11.21
7.90
22.00
14.76
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
0/0
1/1
Top score
31
18*
20*
128*
Balls bowled
8,979
3,558
180
18,647
Wickets
170
106
12
363
Bowling average
30.95
33.63
23.33
29.49
5 wickets in innings
3
0
0
15
10 wickets in match
1
0
0
2
Best bowling
6/88
4/31
2/19
7/48
Catches/stumpings
19/–
22/–
3/–
38/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner
2013 England & Wales
Runner-up
2017 England & Wales
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up
2019-2021
Runner-up
2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2023
Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav (born 25 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team, Indian national team, Essex and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. Yadav was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
A right-arm fast bowler, Yadav has played for Vidarbha at domestic level since 2008 and is the first player from the team to have played Test cricket. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in May 2010. The following year, in November, Yadav made his Test debut against the West Indies. He was the highest wicket-taker for India and third highest overall in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.[4][5] He holds the record of the highest strike rate in an innings in Test cricket after scoring 31 runs in 10 balls at a strike rate of 310 against South Africa in October 2019.[6]
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