Young Vidarbha pace bowler Umesh Yadav, who had an impressive Indian Premier League (IPL) for Delhi Daredevils, will join the India squad at the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean, replacing Praveen Kumar who is returning home with a side strain.

Announcing this here Thursday night, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India N. Srinivasan stated that the national selectors picked Yadav as replacement for Praveen Kumar and he will leave for the West Indies Friday.