BAN vs IND | Twitter praises Umesh Yadav for perfectly adapting Bazball approach with mammoth 100-meter six

12/15/2022

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Ever since England’s ‘Bazball’ has come into play, Test cricket seems to behave like faster than ever. India’s Umesh Yadav showed a glimpse of it in the first Test against Bangladesh when he launched a 100-meter six off Mehidy Hasan Miraz just a ball after walking into the crease for batting.

In the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh, taking place in Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, India recovered well after being slipped to 48/3 on Day 1. They closed on 404 after batting 133.5 overs, with Cheteshwar Pujara’s 90 and Shreyas Iyer’s 86 playing starring roles. R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav stitched a valiant partnership as well, but it was Umesh Yadav (15* off 10 balls) who made headlines by smacking a blistering hit.

Umesh came to bat at No. 10 during the 132nd over of India’s innings after Ashwin fell for 58. After blocking the first ball off Mehidy Hasan Miraz, he went down on one knee for smashing him over deep mid-wicket for six runs. In fact, it was a massive hit from Umesh’s bat that it touched the 100-meter mark as well. Mehidy, immediately after Umesh's slog, was shell-shocked for a while before returning to his run-up mark.

Twitterati was delighted after watching Umesh bat in that manner and opined he was India’s main man for their Bazball approach, for which England have been heavily praised for their recent success in Pakistan.

Banger from Umesh!

pic.twitter.com/ndWg3IFHx5
— MAHARAJ JI (@MAHARAJ96620593) December 15, 2022

Ultimate powerhouse

Umesh Yadav! He's here. The mitochondria of Indian tail.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 15, 2022

He only goes big

Umesh Yadav, the six-hitting machine.
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) December 15, 2022

Little joy

Watching Umesh Yadav bat in test cricket is one of those little joys of my life.
— Ricky talks Cricket (@CricRicky) December 15, 2022

Yup

Before Rishabh Pant, we had our very own Umesh Yadav. 🔥😂
— Aditya (@Adityakrsaha) December 15, 2022

He is

Chad Umesh Yadav on Fire 🔥

2 monster hitting 😱#UmeshYadav #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/dQABlrZYcT
— Rishii45 🇮🇳 (@iamrohitian) December 15, 2022

Jai mata di

#IndvsBAN #BANvIND #TestCricket

Umesh Yadav before coming to Bat : pic.twitter.com/HSZn5h3uPd
— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) December 15, 2022

LOL

Bazball approach has been seriously taken only by Umesh Yadav #INDvBAN
— Akshay Pai.. (@AkshayPai99) December 15, 2022

Absolutely

Umesh Yadav with Bat is always Delightful to watch. Two Big Sixes by lower Order Sixer King. #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/fBJAdYB1pm
— Ayush Ranjan (@AyushRaGenius) December 15, 2022

It's Yadav ball