Yadav has been around for a while, and it was his 40^th Test. Early on in his career, he was fast and wayward, which explains a career average of 32.85. But it drops under 30 for the past two years, when he has played 19 Tests and picked up 57 of his 117 wickets.

In many ways, Yadav is India’s first-choice pacer when playing at home. He got to play just one Test in England recently, but back in India, he became the frontman. More than that in Hyderabad, in fact, as Shardul Thakur, the only other paceman, limped off after bowling just 10 balls, leaving Yadav to do it all on his own.

Innings Break!

Windies all out for 127 in the second innings. @y_umesh registers his first 10-wkt haul in Tests.#TeamIndia require 72 runs to win the 2nd Test.

Chase coming up shortly #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/7YOu03pPoa

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2018

He did brilliantly, with 6-88 in the first innings – his second five-for in a Test innings – and 4-45 in the second – to complete his first Test ten-wicket haul.

“Outstanding. To bowl like that in both innings was a great effort on his part, and showed the kind of fitness level he has, to keep running in and bowling 140 clicks throughout the game … picking wickets, importantly, not just completing overs,” said Kohli, more than just a little impressed.

“You don’t want two guys not bowling well. You pick people in the team expecting that they will perform well, and they will bowl well. It’s good to have all guys confident and raring to go, because four Tests in Australia can be brutal. The ball doesn’t do much like (in) England, so you have to come in and run in and bowl all day in the right areas with pace.

“From that point of view, Umesh is right up there to be featuring in Australia, because he’s got the pace, he’s got the fitness levels to run in all day to pick us wickets at crucial times, and he gets good bounce as well. So it’s a great headache to have.”