Umesh Yadav's 'fifer' with the bat takes twitter by storm

NAGPUR: Team India skipper Virat Kohli was enjoying the most when Umesh Yadav was taking South Africa left-arm spinner George Linde to cleaners. After all, it doesn't happen often when your lower order batsman hit five sixes, that too in just 10 balls.
Like the Indian captain, Yadav, the batsman, gave some entertaining moments to the Indian fans, who were rejoicing his 10-ball 31, which had five huge sixes. Rohit Sharma was trending on top after his maiden double hundred till Yadav's blitzkrieg took the twitter by storm.
It wasn't the first time Yadav was trending for his batting exploits. In 2015, when Yadav hit his maiden First Class century during Ranji Trophy match against Odisha, he was trending on top. Coming in to bat at No.9 position, Yadav had blasted the Odisha attack with the second fastest century-128 off 119 balls which the help of seven fours and equal number of sixes-by Vidarbha batsman in Ranji Trophy. Each of those sixes landed at a distance of more than 100m.
By his own admission, Yadav was more than a decent batsman during his tennis ball days. "I was considered as allrounder in tennis ball cricket. So when I go to bat, I try not to throw my wicket," Yadav had told TOI.
Along with bosom pal and ex-tennis ball teammate Ashu Khan, he was a big star in rubber and tennis ball cricket in the Walni-Saoner belt, about 30 kms from Nagpur. Khan still remembers Yadav's several heroics with the bat.
"Once we were playing the final of tennis ball tournament in Arvi. There was special prize Rs 1500 for a batsman who reach the 50 first. I was batting on 47 when Umesh walked in to bat. I could see 1500 in my pocket till he changed all in matter of 10-15 minutes. He started thrashing bowlers from the first ball and reached 50 before me," Khan told TOI on Sunday.
"Umesh had savings of 1600 and with this 1500 he purchased his first mobile," Khan recalled.
Khan also remembered another match that changed Yadav's life. His father Tilak Yadav wanted Umesh to be in the police department and would often tell him to concentrate on studies.
One day, Tilak witnessed his son winning the match on his own abilities...with the bat though. "He won the match from a losing position. His team needed 16 in the last over and 4 off the last ball. Umesh hit a big six and the ball landed at the nearby police station. The inspector was so impressed that he gave him Rs 500," said Khan.
Tilak, who saw how the public was praising his son, was finally convinced that his son's future was with cricket. "Umesh told me that he doesn't want to be in police. I have never forced any of my children to do anything. After seeing that effort, I allowed him to chase his dream. I also purchased a two-wheeler for him," the senior Yadav had told TOI.