Coulter-Nile, Yadav guide Kolkata to qualifier

May 18, 2017: Coulter-Nile claimed his fourth three-for in seven matches, most by a bowler, winning him his third MoM award

Coulter-Nile, Umesh dismantle Bangalore

Apr 23, 2017: Six overs, 36 runs, four wickets. Those were Umesh Yadav and Nathan Coulter-Nile's combined figures, setting the base for Knight Riders' cruise past Royal Challengers Bangalore

India home season review

Jadeja voted best player of India's home season

Apr 3, 2017: In ESPNCricinfo's poll on India's 13-Test-long home season, the readers agreed with an expert panel on five of seven questions

How significant are India's gains this season?

Apr 2, 2017: They have greater depth in their bowling now, and a few of their batsmen have made large strides

Australia in India 2016-17

Relentless Jadeja, patient Pujara, versatile Umesh

Mar 29, 2017: On pitches changing with every venue, India's players adapted nicely to fight back from 0-1 for a series win. ESPNcricinfo rates them out of 10

India v Australia, 4th Test, Dharamsala, 3rd day

Umesh's spell of pace and fire

Mar 27, 2017: Five-and-a-half-years after his Test debut, Umesh Yadav showed he can be the bowler he has always threatened to be: fast, brutal and thoroughly unpleasant to face

How good has Umesh Yadav got?

Mar 24, 2017: In the last 18 months, the Indian fast bowler has made significant strides, and the most impressive aspect has been his improved control

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Ranchi, 2nd day

Long run in Tests gives Umesh results

Mar 17, 2017: Fast bowler Umesh Yadav said his recent performances are the result of a consistent spot in the Test team, which has allowed him to figure out his strengths and weaknesses

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bengaluru, 4th day

Did India's pace unit outperform Australia's?

Mar 7, 2017: While India's spinners took a six-for each, the stats suggest it was their fast bowlers who made the difference on a jigsaw-puzzle pitch in Bengaluru

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bengaluru, 2nd day

India's problems amplified by match situation

Mar 5, 2017: India's decision to go with four bowlers meant each of them had to step up - a job they did and would have felt happier about had the match situation been different

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bengaluru, 2nd day

Blood, sweat and insults - the battle of day two

Mar 5, 2017: The series was on the line - or at least that's how it felt - and after 90 overs of the best Test cricket in a long time both Australia and India are still in with a shout

India v Australia, 1st Test, Pune, 1st day

Umesh far from becoming another Salgaoncar

Feb 23, 2017: On a Pune track where spinners were supposed to thrive but did not, Umesh Yadav bowled with purpose and skill to deny Australia from having what would have otherwise been a dream day

India v Bangladesh, only Test, Hyderabad, 5th day

Fast bowlers' display bodes well for away Tests - Kohli

Feb 13, 2017: India captain Virat Kohli has said his fast bowlers' performance in the Hyderabad Test has raised his hopes that they can succeed on foreign soil

India v Bangladesh, only Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

Umesh's spell the best I have faced - Shakib

Feb 11, 2017: Shakib Al Hasan was all praise for the way his Kolkata Knight Riders team-mate troubled Bangladesh with both conventional and reverse swing on day three

India v England, 4th Test, Mumbai

Rahul, Shami expected to be fit

Dec 6, 2016: India coach Anil Kumble was confident about KL Rahul's fitness after the opener missed out the previous Test due to an injury picked up in Vishakapatnam

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, November 9, 2016

Shami suffered from cramps, fit for second day - Bangar

Nov 9, 2016: India's batting coach Sanjay Bangar said Mohammed Shami was suffering from muscular cramps, not a hamstring issue, which was the reason he continued to bowl at the end of the first day in Rajkot

India v England, 1st Test, Rajkot, 1st day

Root falls in spite of Yadav fumble

Nov 9, 2016: For a split-second, Umesh Yadav's heart was in his mouth. He'd had the key wicket of England's innings clasped in his hands but appeared to have tossed it away in a celebratory gesture

New Zealand in India 2016-17

Outstanding Mishra, a rejuvenated Dhoni

Oct 30, 2016: Given the lack of ODIs in their schedule before next year's Champions Trophy, India will be happy with the results of some of their experiments during the series against New Zealand

India v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dharamsala

Umesh Yadav instrumental in India's win over New Zealand

Oct 16, 2016: Hardik Pandya claimed three wickets on debut, but it was Umesh Yadav who ripped apart New Zealand's top order with a two-wicket burst that included the wickets of experienced Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor that helped India complete a six-wicket win in t

West Indies v India, 1st Test, Antigua, 3rd day

'Plan was to bowl as many maiden overs as possible' - Umesh Yadav

Jul 24, 2016: Umesh Yadav said bowling maidens has been a central part of their plans for the tour, given the predominance of slow pitches in the Caribbean