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"Lollypop De Diya Hai...": Harbhajan Singh Fumes Over Yuzvendra Chahal's Exclusion From T20Is vs South Africa

After being out of the Indian team for a lengthy period, veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is set to make his comeback during the upcoming tour of South Africa. On the back of stellar campaigns in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Chahal was named in India's squad for the three-match ODI series against the Proteas. While the recall might be huge morale booster for Chahal, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh feels the selectors have given him a "lollypop", while also poiting out his exclusion from the T20I series.

County Championship 2023: Umesh Yadav Signs For Essex

Indian pacer Umesh Yadav has signed with Division One English County side Essex for the remainder of the 2023 championship. With three matches remaining, he has replaced injured New Zealand pacer Doug Bracewell and became the team's second active foreign player for the season after Simon Harmer of South Africa. It would be Umesh's second County stint, with his first coming last season with Middlesex in Division Two, where he grabbed four wickets at an average of 71.50.

India Tour Of West Indies: Players Who Were Dropped From ODI, Test Squads

Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav were the big names missing from the Indian cricket team Test squad which will be travelling to West Indies in July. Pujara had a disappointing outing at the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia while the decision to pick Umesh over veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was met with a lot of criticism. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was also rested for the series with Navdeep Saini getting a call-up. In the pace department, Jaydev Unadkat kept his spot while Delhi Capitals pacer Mukesh Kumar received his maiden India call-up.

Watch: Umesh Yadav's Wild Celebration Sums Up India's Mood As Marnus Labuschagne Departs On Day 4 Of WTC Final

India had the best possible start to the fourth day of the World Test Championship final against Australia as Umesh Yadav scalped the crucial wicket of Marnus Labuschagne in the third over of the day. Umesh let out a big shout after the dismissal and the reason was obvious as Australia went five down. Their lead had ballooned to 296 at the end of Day 3 and for India to have any chance of winning, they need to restrict their lead to as low as possible. The good length delivery around off-stump kicked up and the resulting bounce took Labuschagne's edge and went flying to the first slip, where Cheteshwar Pujara was stationed.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2023: Will Umesh Yadav Find His Place Back?

Kolkata Knight Riders will be taking on Rajasthan Royals in their next IPL 2023 match on Thursday, at the Eden Gardens. The Nitish Rana-led team is currently standing at the fifth place on the points table with a total of five wins out of 11 matches. KKR will be coming to this clash after clinching a victory by 5 wickets in a thrilling encounter against Punjab Kings. Their star pacer Umesh Yadav, who sustained a minor hamstring injury, has benched for the past few games and is expected to make his way back into the Playing XI against RR.

Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav Guide Mumbai Indians To Five-Wicket Win Over KKR

Ishan Kishan (58) and Suryakumar Yadav (43) led the charge as Mumbai Indians handed Kolkata Knight Riders a five-wicket defeat in their Indian Premier League match at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. The fastest century in this year's IPL for Venkatesh Iyer - 104 off 51 balls (6x4s, 9x6s) - went in vain for KKR, who suffered their ninth defeat in 10 matches here at the Wankhede Stadium, and an overall 23rd in 32 matches against Mumbai Indians. The highlight of Mumbai Indians' win was not just their sturdy response with the bat chasing 186, but their key middle-order batter Suryakumar banishing batting woes with a 25-ball 43 laced with four fours and three sixes.

Suryakumar Yadav Explains Reason Behind Rohit Sharma's Absence Against KKR

Mumbai Indians were without skipper Rohit Sharma as they took on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash on Sunday. At the time of the toss, it was Rohit's deputy Suryakumar Yadav who walked out alongside Kolkata captain Nitish Rana. After winning the toss and opting to bat first for his side, Surya was asked about the reason behind Rohit's absence from the match by Ravi Shastri. The stand-in MI skipper explained that the Hitman was out of the match due to a stomach bug.

"Don't Think...": Rinku Singh Reveals Chat With Umesh Yadav During 29-Run Chase In Final Over Against Gujarat Titans In IPL 2023

Batter Rinku Singh became a talk of the town after his last over heroics took Kolkata Knight Riders to victory from the jaws of defeat against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Chasing 205, KKR needed 29 off the last over, when Rinku miraculously smashed five sixes off Yash Dayal and handed over a three-wicket win to his side. Rinku, who played a massive knock of 48 off 21 balls, had pacer Umesh Yadav standing at the non-striker's end, when he got berserk with the bat. Speaking about his mindset during that thrilling over, Rinku revealed that Umesh had advised him not to think much.

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"Lollypop De Diya Hai...": Harbhajan Singh Fumes Over Yuzvendra Chahal's Exclusion From T20Is vs South Africa

County Championship 2023: Umesh Yadav Signs For Essex

India Tour Of West Indies: Players Who Were Dropped From ODI, Test Squads

Watch: Umesh Yadav's Wild Celebration Sums Up India's Mood As Marnus Labuschagne Departs On Day 4 Of WTC Final

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2023: Will Umesh Yadav Find His Place Back?

Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav Guide Mumbai Indians To Five-Wicket Win Over KKR

Suryakumar Yadav Explains Reason Behind Rohit Sharma's Absence Against KKR

"Don't Think...": Rinku Singh Reveals Chat With Umesh Yadav During 29-Run Chase In Final Over Against Gujarat Titans In IPL 2023