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Kolkata Knight Riders: Veteran India fast-bowler Umesh Yadav, who was roped in by Gujarat Titans for INR 5.8 crore at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai, expressed excitement about the prospect of playing alongside his old friends, fast-bowlers Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma, in the upcoming edition of the tournament.

"It’s been quite a while since Shami, Mohit Sharma and me were part of the 2015 World Cup squad. Those memories are coming back. The way Shami is bowling now, I feel we will have a lot of fun. We have had a partnership with the red ball and I feel he will be bowling with the new ball. So, we will have to work on strategies for the middle overs," said Yadav to broadcasters JioCinema.

Talking about being picked by GT, the IPL 2022 champions, after Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad initially began the bidding for him, Yadav commented, “My recent experiences at the auction have been quite bad because I went unsold in the first two rounds and was picked only in the third round in 2022. But I am very happy now. The main thing for me was to get picked."