Umesh Yadav has made a sensational return to his form, playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022. Umesh has put on some stellar show with the ball as he has shown a remarkable skill set and temperament to roar back into the form in the three games he has played so far in the ongoing season.
As Kolkata Knight Riders are currently locking its horns against Punjab Kings in the ongoing Match 8 of IPL 2022 season at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Umesh Yadav once again impressed one and all with his world-class bowling.
Umesh kickstarted IPL 2022 with a bang for KKR. He was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ in IPL 2022 opener against Chennai Super Kings, where he returned with the figures of 2 for 20. Following this, he also took two crucial scalps in the last game against Bangalore.
Now in the ongoing match against Punjab Kings, Yadav added another feather to his hat as he completed 50 wickets in the powerplay in the IPL. He achieved this milestone by dismissing the big fish — Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal during their clash at the Wankhede Stadium.
Meanwhile, fans on social media were left in awe of Umesh Yadav’s solid comeback to form and just can’t stop showering praises at him. From cricketers, experts to fans, everyone took to Twitter to hail the brilliance of Umesh in the powerplay. There were many who came up with hilarious memes while lauding the KKR star player.
Here, check out some of the hilarious memes we found on Twitter:
Welcoming Umesh Yadav to the club of performing well after leaving RCB ? pic.twitter.com/ONcwddpr1N
— Bully Maguire ? (@BullyMaguire_69) April 1, 2022
Umesh yadav you beauty#KKRvsPBKS #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/7tGE1EOYtx
— SM (@dickjorsey) April 1, 2022
Umesh Yadav when some1 says Powerplay pic.twitter.com/NFAeMx16n4
— Q. (@Johannesburg149) April 1, 2022
Umesh Yadav Playing for KKR
Umesh Yadav playing for other teams#KKRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/tu36Wvah6U
— Anshuman (@Anshuman84m2) April 1, 2022
Alexa Play “Umesh”
Alexa- Sorry he is unplayable!!
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) April 1, 2022
Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav For KKR For RCB pic.twitter.com/yB45snNmr5
— ASmemesss (@asmemesss) April 1, 2022
Most Powerplay wickets in IPL since 2018
42: Deepak Chahar
28: Trent Boult
22: Umesh Yadav*#RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/vSy6Co6JoF— ComeOn Cricket ??? (@ComeOnCricket) March 30, 2022
Umesh Yadav remember the name#KKRvsPBKS #UmeshYadav pic.twitter.com/GNPCj1b1ag
— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) April 1, 2022
Umesh for RCB Umesh for KKR pic.twitter.com/ylJkpHlLpx
— AMAN roy (@ICTfan021) April 1, 2022
Talking about the elite list, Yadav is the fourth name on the list with Sandeep Sharma in the top spot with a total of 53 wickets followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the second position with 52 wickets. Legendary player Zaheer Khan is the third name on the list with 52 wickets.
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