Umesh Yadav has been the surprise package of IPL 2022 so far. The Indian pacemaker’s shares were at an all-time low after playing just two Indian Premier League appearances in two seasons. In IPL 2020, Umesh only played two matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore before being shipped off to Delhi Capitals. For DC, the right-arm pacer couldn’t play a single match in IPL 2021. During the IPL mega auction, Umesh went unsold in the first two rounds, before being picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders, a team he played with. for 2014 to 2017.

After the lows, the high came as Umesh repaid the faith KKR showed by picking a bag full of wickets in the first three games of the tournament.

Umesh grabbed the coveted Purple Cap, after his starring role in the win over the Punjab Kings.

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In the opening match of IPL 2022 against defending champions Chennai Super Kings, Umesh made his intentions known early by firing last season’s Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad on the third ball. He then fired CSK’s other opener, Devon Conway, to put CSK on his back.

The pacer came back with numbers of two for 20 from his four overs against CSK.

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Umesh was even better in KKR’s next match against RCB. He struck again in the first over to knock out Anuj Rawat, then got the big wicket from his former captain Virat Kohli. In the four overs he threw against RCB, Umesh picked two wickets and gave up just 16 runs.

On Friday, Umesh scored a hat trick taking wickets in the first round, knocking out PBKS skipper Mayank Agarwal on the last ball of the opener. He then came back to take three more wickets to register a four-wicket carry, taking his wicker count in the 2022 IPL to eight.

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