All About Kuldeep Yadav And His Cricket Career

Born on 14 December 1994 is an Indian cricketer named Kuldeep Yadav. He was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The International Cricketer represents India and Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. In 2014 he was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the IPL. He has participated in various Cricket formats. Kuldeep was motivated to join the Cricket profession by his father at a young age. Kapil Pandey was his early coach during his training.

Yadav was a member of the Mumbai Indians squad in 2012 and signed up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014, whom he represented at the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. He was bought back by KKR in the 2018 IPL auction in January 2018. Later, he was hired back to Delhi Captains during the auction ahead of the 2022 Indian Premier League.

KuldeepYavad’s professional role in Cricket is all-rounder cricketer. He is a left-arm leg-break bowler and his batting style is Left-hand.

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Achievements Of Kuldeep Yadav

• Kuldeep Yadav was first signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 in the IPL to represent in the 2014 Champions League Twenty 20.
• He is the first Indian player to get 29000+ runs and 1600 wicket fastest career in any player.
• He became the first bowler for India to take two hat-tricks in international Cricket in December 2019
• He became the fastest spin bowler for India, in terms of innings, to take 100 wickets in ODI cricket, in his 58th innings on 17 January 2020, in the second ODI against Australia.
• He was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament in February 2022.
• Yadav is the first left-arm wrist spin bowler to play for India’s national cricket team in Test cricket and the third bowler to take four wickets on Test Cricket Debut.
• He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India against the West Indies on 9 July 2017.
• He became the third bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI after Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev in 2017.
• He took the first five-for in a T20I and became the first left-arm wrist-spin bowler to take five wickets in a T20I during the first T20I against England.
• He took a five-wicket haul in a T20I that made him the third Indian to do such.
• He took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODI, while he set a new record for having the best bowling figures by a left-arm spin bowler in an ODI (6/25) in July 2018.
• He took his first five-wicket haul in Tests in October 2018.
• He became in the third position in the MRF ICC T20I Bowlers Rankings in late November 2018 after showing results in the T20I series of India tour of Australia 2018/19.
• He took his second five-wicket haul (5/99) in Tests in Australia’s first innings during his fourth Test against Australia.
• Kuldeep Yadav was made to the second position in the T20I Bowlers Rankings in February 2019.
• He got named to India’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019.
• He played in his 50th ODI in June 2019 against England.
• He became the first bowler for India to take two hat-tricks in ODIs in December 2019 against West Indies.

Family Information Of Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav is the son of Ram Singh Yadav (father) and Usha Yadav (mother). He has an elder sister named Priya Yadav.

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Test Career Of Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav made his Test debut on 25 March 2017 against the Australia Cricket team and became the first left-arm wrist spin bowler to represent India in Test cricket. In October 2018, in his maiden Test against West Indies, he took his first five-wicket haul in Test and became only the second Indian following Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take 5-wicket hauls in all three formats.

T20I Career Of Kuldeep Yadav

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India against the West Indies on 9 July 2017. During the T20I matches, he grabbed his first five-for in, became the first left-arm wrist-spin bowler to take five wickets, and became the third Indian to take a five-wicket haul in a T20I.

ODI Career Of Kuldeep Yadav

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against the West Indies on 23 June 2017. He has played several matches since his first ODI game Making impressive records all so far. For instance, in July 2019 he took his maiden five-wicket haul in an ODI and registered the best bowling figures by a left-arm spin bowler in ODI. He set a record for registering the best bowling figures by a spinner in an ODI match against England after ShahidAfrid.

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IPL Team And IPL Career Of Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav got first engaged by the Mumbai Indians in 2012 but only to be hired later in 2014 by the Kolkata Knight Riders to represent them in the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. During the 2018 IPL auction, the KKR hired him back, and finally, in 2022 he was contracted by Delhi Capitals in the 2022 IPL Auction ahead of the 2022 IPL tournament.

Net Worth Of Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav has a net worth of $ 4 million ( Rs. 29 Crore INR) as of 2022. He earns from cricket game salaries and brand endorsements like many other cricket players.

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