Umesh Yadav injury: Watch Indian pacer hobbles after suspicious landing in Melbourne Test; walks off

Umesh Yadav injury: The Indian fast bowler seems to have suffered a calf injury while bowling at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

After securing a 131-run first-innings lead, India have started well in the second innings as fast bowler Umesh Yadav drew first blood in the form of Australia opening batsman Joe Burns (4).

Yadav, who shared the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah, bowled testing lines to the right-hand batsman before bowling an absolute peach which induced an outside edge and was taken safely by India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant.

In a delivery which pitched on the middle and then swung away from the batsman, Burns was left with not many options. The 31-year old player opting for an unsuccessful review acted as salt to Australia’s wounds.

Umesh Yadav injury

While India gained an advantage by dismissing Burns with the new ball, they were soon in the middle of an unwanted situation as Yadav injured his left calf on the back of a suspicious landing.

It all happened in the eighth over when Yadav bowled a dot ball to Australia opening batsman Matthew Wade. Having immediately called for a physio, it was evident that Yadav was in significant pain.

Upon receiving medical attention, Yadav didn’t take much time before deciding to walk-off the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was debutant Mohammed Siraj who was called in to complete the over.

This doesn’t look good for Umesh Yadav. He’s pulled up gingerly and is hobbling off the field #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ncOESNol2m

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 28, 2020

With India already having lost the likes of Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami due to respective injuries, they wouldn’t want Yadav to face a similar fate. An official word from the Indian team management is yet to be put out.

How Twitterati reacted:

Hope nothing serious and #UmeshYadav is back on the field at the earliest! #AUSvIND

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) December 28, 2020

As Umesh Yadav leaves the field, the value of having an extra specialist bowler just gets accentuated even more #AUSvIND

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) December 28, 2020

Big moment in the game. Umesh Yadav has limped off the field with an issue to his left leg. Pulled up short after bowling. Immediately called for medical attention. Maybe a hamstring strain? Huge doubts now if he can bowl again this game. #AusvIndia

— Andrew Wu (@wutube) December 28, 2020

Umesh is off the field after suffering an injury midway through his over ☹️#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AUSvIND

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) December 28, 2020

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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