New Delhi: How to dent an opponent’s confidence? Simple, Just break his bat on the first ball of the day.
Known for his raw pace, Umesh Yadav gave a perfect opening to the day when he ripped Glenn Maxwell’s bat apart with an 85 MPH delivery.
Resuming the day at a personal score of 82, Maxwell would not have imagined in his wildest of dreams that day would start like this.
To be fair to Maxwell, he did not do much wrong. It was a good length ball that skidded off the surface. Maxwell offered his bat to block it. But the impact broke his bat into two pieces.
Umesh Yadav has been particularly impressive in the series with late movement and reverse swing.