Can't help negativity from creeping in when you sit out: Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav kws that chances are t easy to come by given abundance of India's pace riches right w but even with this understanding, he says it is difficult to deal with negativity and boredom that follows an axing. Yadav was dropped from India's Test squad ahead of home series against South Africa but got a lucky break back into side after Jasprit Bumrah picked up an injury.

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Yadav on  insecurity and negativity

Speaking to PTI after grabbing his chance with both hands, including 11 scalps in two Tests against South Africa and 12 wickets against Bangladesh recently, Yadav spoke about insecurity that troubles mind when things don't go well.

"It becomes boring if you sit out and n certain thoughts that you don't want creep in to your system. Why I am t playing? What's happening? It becomes difficult to keep yourself positive, train hard and keep yourself ready," he explained.

"I knew my chance will come if I am fit since re are so many matches in calendar. You need to wait since pace unit was doing really well," he added. In a pace attack which features a lethal trio in Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami, Yadav said he fits in quite effortlessly and workload manment plans ensure that each one of m gets a fair amount of opportunities.

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Umesh Yadav on healthy competitions among pacers

"All four of us are w at a level where you can't predict which three will play at one point in time. It's because of healthy competition. I believe it's a great thing that we are being rotated and played, because of which our longevity has increased and we are producing more match-winning performances," he said. "Whoever does well will be a part of team. Important is to remain to grab your chances with both hands as and when you get m. When I see Bumrah, Ishant, and Shami, I try to learn from m. learning never stops," he added. Yadav has been effective in home conditions but his form outside country has been erratic. Asked if he considers perception to be true, Yadav said it is something he can't help."Usually, conditions where you play more, you get an idea of those conditions and you start executing plans well. Yes, I agree a perception grows that this particular bowler is good in Indian or maybe Asian conditions," he said."But n if you play more in English conditions, you will do well re. Outside sub-continent, I have played very less matches in England, New Zealand and South Africa. only place where I have played a few Tests is Australia. So maybe that has led to this perception since less games mean a lesser number of wickets," he reasoned. Yadav recently revealed that he has made changes to his grip to deliver out-swingers more consistently. 32-year-old said he is constantly looking for ways to intimidate batsmen, which includes coming wide off crease rar than bowling closer to stumps.

"When you start bowling from same spot, you tend to become predictable. batsman kws that this is a bowler who will hit one particular length and y can man. When you use crease, you start using angles," he said."From closer to stumps, ball comes straight and n moves so batsman is able to leave ball. But if delivered from wide off crease, it comes in with angle and n might straighten or even move away."That is a bigger challenge as impact is on stumps. So as a fast bowler, if you don't use crease, you cant create doubts in a batsman's minds that how much will ball swing and y can commit mistakes," he added. Asked how important it is for him to develop an inswinger, Yadav said he wouldn't risk losing his natural outswing in pursuit of something new."To develop a new skill needs hard work but re is a flip side to it. While developing a new skill, re is a possibility of you losing something that comes naturally to you. I have seen many bowlers lose ir stock outswing delivery trying to develop inswing," he said."So I believe that if I am getting my out-swingers right, I should keep working on it. In process, if I can perfect delivery that straightens after pitching, thing like it. So one needs to put in some thought before one does it," he said. Yadav said India's pace bowlers have t become an intimidating force by virtue of only speed."It's accuracy and consistency along with a 140-plus pace that creates trouble for batsmen. I believe amount of swing our unit got along with hard lengths that we hit, has made all difference as batsmen are thinking how to counter this," he said. That said, Yadav admitted that it always satisfactory to see batsmen struggle with pace."Look good batsmen are never scared. But yes, if you kw some technical weakness and attack that area, you can put him in a spot. That's satisfaction if you can play with mind of a quality batsman, seeing him struggle," he said. Asked about his experience of competing in a Day/Night Test with pink ball, Yadav said it worked out well for bowlers."It's a mixed feeling. We enjoyed as ball did a lot but n some issues like sighting for batsmen and all need to be factored. Wher we should play more depends on BCCI," he said

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