Essex have signed up Indian fast-bowler Umesh Yadav for the last three games of the ongoing County Championship season. Yadav, 35, has played 57 Tests for India apart from 75 ODIs and nine T20Is, taking a combined 288 wickets.

He had represented Middlesex in last year’s County Championship season. Umesh hasn't played competitive cricket since featuring in the 2023 World Test Championship Final against Australia at The Oval in June.