5 reasons Australian batsmen should be beware of Indian bowlers in the semi-finals

2. Umesh Yadav:

India’s speed demon, Yadav has the license to bowl as fast as he can without having to worry about the runs conceded. His job is to intimidate the opposition batting with pace, bounce and swing. Umesh has bowled with speeds over 145 kmph regularly and picked 4 wickets against Bangladesh to ensure a win for India.

If he can do what Australian bowlers do to other batsmen, be rest assured, Warner, Smith and co. will attack him in order to remove him from the attack. But Yadav’s main role will be to remove the openers or at least intimidate them.

Australians can use his wayward bowling style to score some runs off him by attacking him from the onset of the match. Once his confidence is dented, Yadav tends to over compensate for his mistakes, resulting in him bleeding runs.