India vs West Indies | Took a chance to get breakthrough, reveals Umesh Yadav
Indian right-arm pacer Umesh Yadav has revealed the the pitch in Hyderabad is a completely flat one which has made it a difficult assignment to contain runs. With Shardul Thakur suffering an injury after just 10 balls, Umesh carried a bulk of the load and ended up bowling 23 overs on Day 1.
India started the second Test match against the Windies with two seamers, but Shardul Thakur’s injury marred debut meant Umesh Yadav had to work hard on the pitch. Umesh Yadav bowled 23 overs in four spells on Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad and nothing offered - neither conventional nor reverse swing.
"The wicket was flat and it was such a pitch where you couldn't have contained runs. As much as you tried, the scoreboard kept moving as they got singles and twos. I decided to take a chance because if I also tried to contain runs, the partnerships would have only got longer. My aim was to get as many wickets as possible. It was something different that I tried," Yadav said.
Umesh Yadav also spoke about Shardul Thakur’s injury saying, "Had Shardul (Thakur) been there, it would have been helpful for the spinners. I got three wickets and if he could have chipped in with a couple, it would have helped our team.
"But all this is part of the game. If he is not there, I will have to bowl his quota of overs… I knew he was not going to come back. I didn't want negativity to creep in that we were one bowler short. My thought process was if the team asks me to bowl, I am ready for it."
Like his skipper Virat Kohli ahead of the match and R Ashwin after the Rajkot Test, Yadav was not impressed by the quality of SG-Test balls.
"If the lower order has scored runs, you must realize that in India, bowling with SG-Test balls on these kind of flat tracks, you neither get pace nor bounce. So the option to use variations ends. All you can do is bowl at one spot, but then you realise nothing is happening off the pitch, nor is it swinging. The lower order knows that ball has become soft and batting becomes easier."
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