Will use toe-crushers against England batsmen: Umesh Yadav

London Fresh from a successful India A tour of Australia paceman Umesh Yadav has revealed that his Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram helped him get his yorkers right and he is now keen to use the toecrushers against England batsmen in the onedayersI had a problem with the yorkers as my ball often strayed on the leg Wasim bhai helped me with that He said when you are at your bowling mark and about to bowl a yorker just keep all your focus on the spot you want the ball to pitch and dont think that it will go down the leg side Yadav saidUmesh YadavHe said it is very important to be aware of your whole body and its position whether your bowling arm is following the ball and how your followthrough is You have to ensure that your body and mind are in perfect sync Even the slightest of angle change will affect where your ball pitches He Akram told me to make sure the body is always behind the ball and you follow the ball till the end he told BCCI TV in an interviewAfter finding rhythm in India As tour of Australia Yadav said getting a fivewicket haul was a huge confidence booster for him and he hopes to carry that form into this series That tour was very good for me I bowled well and picked wickets on flat pitches There was bounce but they werent as quick as we had expected them to be So we had to assess the wickets study the bounce and bowl accordingly the 26yearold saidNoting that the wickets in England are generally softer and have spongy bounce Yadav said his plan will be to try and bowl as full as possible in order to give the ball the time to swing The Indian pacer said he will use the toecrusher regularly in England The ball stops before coming on to the bat here unlike in Australia where it skids through The good thing here is that you just need to bowl with discipline and rest assured the ball will do something he saidYadav said he does not agree with the viewpoint that the yorker has gone out of fashion instead feels it is an important weapon in the bowlers armoury Everyone knows how to bowl a yorker but not everyone can That is because of the mindset The key to getting it right is to go with a clear plan only focus on bowling the yorker and be very confident about it the pacer saidIf bowled accurately there is no better delivery than yorker in cricket he added Yadav who has joined the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami for the ongoing fivematch ODI series said he has to share their workload It is only normal for them to be a bit tired So the new bowlers who have joined the team will have to take up more responsibilities in that regards The onus will be on us to take them with us and keep pushing them to carry on he said Yadav who has had a stint with Akram at Kolkata Knight Riders said that he has learnt a lot while working with the legendary pacerElaborating on what he has learnt Yadav said if at the last moment your body is not in the perfect alignment of the ball you should not try to swing the ball because it will either stray down the leg side or too wide outside offThe better your body control and position at the release point the more accurately will you be able to bowl where you want to That body alignment at the time of release is the key to bowling fast while swinging the ball If your wrist position is wrong your swing will go wrong If your head is falling over your line will be ruined he said