India Star, Who Has 170 Test Wickets, Opens Up About IPL 2025 Snub: “Shocking…”

IPL 2025 huge public auctions happened in November in 2014 and all the 10 franchise business developed their particular groups for the upcoming version. With a variety of adjustments in the retention policies, numerous stunning buys were made and tremendous quantity of cash was invested by all the groups. On one hand, India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, that was offered to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore, got the highest possible quantity in the background of IPL public auctions, numerous heavyweights stayed unsold.

One such name was of professional India pacer Umesh Yadav, that remarkably went unsold in the public auctions. Umesh, that has actually bet 4 groups – Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Gujarat Titans, fell short to draw in any kind of purchasers for the forthcoming periods.

The 37-year-old pacer just recently opened concerning his snub and called it “shocking” and “disturbing”.

“Everyone knows that I wasn’t selected for the IPL this year. I have been playing for 15 years. It (unsold at IPL 2025) is very shocking for me. Why should I lie? It feels bad. After playing so much and playing close to 150 IPL matches, you don’t get selected. It’s shocking,” Umesh informed Inside Sport.

“It’s upon the franchises and their strategies, or my name came late in the auction, and they weren’t left with money. Regardless, something has happened. I am very frustrated and disturbed. But still, it’s okay. I can’t change anyone’s decision,” he included.

In 15 years, Umesh has actually played 148 suits and took 144 gates in the IPL. Regarding his strategies to retire, the pacer specified that he will certainly hang his boots, when he is unable to clock 140 kmph.

“After that, I had my leg surgery. Till I feel I can clock 140 kmph, I will bowl. When I won’t be able to bowl, I’ll quit cricket myself. I won’t have to tell this to anyone,” claimed Umesh.

In worldwide cricket, Umesh has actually played 57 Tests, 75 ODIs and 9 T20Is forIndia He headed 170 gates in Tests and 106 and 12 gates in ODIs and T20Is specifically.

He played his last suit for India in the World Test Championship last versus Australia in June 2023.