Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh (Image Credit: Twitter)

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on the 34-year-old Indian pacer, Umesh Yadav, for his performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and said that the veteran pacer made a splendid comeback while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Veteran pacer Umesh was Kolkata Knight Riders’ one of the very few positives in the awful campaign. He picked 16 wickets in 12 games, including a four-wicket haul. Also, he looked dangerous in the powerplay and produced early breakthroughs for KKR.

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Umesh Yadav (Image Credits: Twitter)
Umesh Yadav (Image Credits: Twitter)

Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh was highly impressed with the performance of the veteran pacer and he said that the Kolkata Knight Riders gave him the confidence to shine.

“Umesh Yadav has made a splendid comeback. Some players really benefit from being in the right team and with Umesh, it’s like he enjoyed playing for KKR. This team gave him that confidence. This was the Umesh Yadav we knew of. He was swinging the ball at 145 kph just like the old days,” Harbhajan said on SportsKeeda.

In the past, we saw Australia, England, Pakistan produce so many fast bowlers and now it’s India’s turn – Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh (Image Credit: Twitter)

Former India off-spinner further said that he is impressed with the current crop of Indian fast bowlers. He added that earlier Australia, England, and Pakistan used to produce many pacers and India used to have a lot of spinners but now things are changing and India have many good pacers.

“I am very impressed with the crop of Indian fast bowlers that are coming up through the ranks. Talk of Umran, Prasidh, Mohsin and so many more. They are all so good. Earlier, it was never like this. We used to have a stock of spinners and now there are so many fast bowlers which is a great thing, something we never witnessed before. In the past, we saw Australia, England, Pakistan produce so many fast bowlers and now it’s India’s turn,” pointed out Harbhajan.

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