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38-Year-Old Umesh Yadav Staking Claim For Team India Comeback With Ranji Heroics
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News18•13-10-2026, 20:11
38-Year-Old Umesh Yadav Staking Claim For Team India Comeback With Ranji Heroics
- •Veteran Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav has made a stellar return to the Ranji Trophy at the age of 38, taking 5 wickets for Punjab against Assam.
- •Playing a Ranji match after 2 years and representing Punjab after leaving Vidarbha, Umesh conceded 70 runs and took 5 wickets.
- •Umesh Yadav played his last match for Team India in June 2023 during the World Test Championship final.
- •This marks the 16th time in his first-class cricket career that Umesh Yadav has claimed 5 wickets in a single innings.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar earned a recall to the Indian team for the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand following his stellar and consistent performances in consecutive IPL seasons, where he played a crucial role in helping RCB win back-to-back trophies.
Playing his first Ranji Trophy match for Punjab after moving from Vidarbha, 38-year-old Umesh Yadav took a five-wicket haul against Assam by conceding 70 runs across two days.
Mohammed Shami stated that he will keep proving himself wherever he gets an opportunity and noted that missing out on playing for India again would not be a loss for him personally. He also welcomed Bhuvneshwar Kumar's return to the national squad.
