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India vs West Indies: Umesh Yadav says that healthy competition among pacers will benefit Indian cricket
Umesh Yadav is all geared up for the Test series against West Indies. Here' what he had to say
India pacer Umesh Yadav will be one among the bunch of fast bowlers who will be closely watched when India take on West Indies in the first test at Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua on 22nd August. This test will also kick start India's campaign in the ICC World Test championship.
Ahead of the series, Umesh Yadav said, "When you know that you're going to be playing back to back Test matches, you also need that kind of bench strength. All fast bowlers know there is a good competition and that everyone is going to get an opportunity. Whoever does well, will get to play more. If we think in that manner, it’s good for us because will try to improve ourselves."
He also said that the performance in the warm-up game has given him the much needed confidence ahead of the series. "I bowled the kind of deliveries I wanted to. I focused on the areas that I wanted to bowl, and I managed to bowl there."
After the IPL, the Vidarbha pacer went back to his coach Subrata Banerjee to work on his bowling. "I gave myself some time to work on my errors and get my rhythm back. I worked on my lengths. It happens with fast bowlers, when you are playing in different countries. You're unable to settle to a specific length. I worked on that."
"There are times when everything is going good but your mind is distracted thinking tht things are not going the way you want it to be going. To get away and think, that space of mind is important. I did the same. I went home, spoke to my coach, cleared my thoughts and got clarity."
