Umesh is the most talented fast bowler in India: Nehra

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : May 13 2013 | 7:35 PM IST
Veteran left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra praised his Delhi Daredevils teammate Umesh Yadav terming him as the "most talented fast bowler" in the country at the moment and believes that his performance will have an impact on India's performance in near future.
"Umesh has done so well and if you ask me personally, he is the most talented bowler for India. If he does well, then it will augur well for India as they will play some important Test matches in coming months," Nehra told reporters ahead of Delhi Daredevils' IPL match against Chennai Super Kings.
As an elder statesman of the side, Nehra said that he loves helping out youngsters like Umesh and Siddharth kaul.
"We have people like Umesh and Siddarth and I look to help them as much as I can. But in this format, the gap between matches is too little and with the amount of travelling, it even becomes difficult for them."
There is no denying that Daredevils have had one of the worst seasons but Nehra believes that they still need to fight it out and "look towards winning the remaining three games."
For Nehra, it's only their opponents Chennai Super Kings which has done consistently well in all six editions of the IPL.
"Only CSK have done well in all season. It is perhaps because they have had "The Team" for the last five or six years. It is not easy. But we had faced so many injury issues this season. It's been a difficult season but you have to take things in your stride in IPL format."
In absence of Mahela Jayawardene (due to TN govt diktat), David Warner will be leading the side for the second match in a row but that has got little do with team's poor show.
"David Warner is an international cricketer and being professional knows how to adjust to various aspects.
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First Published: May 13 2013 | 7:35 PM IST

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