Kuldeep Yadav: India’s ace left-arm spinner breaks records and earns respect

Kuldeep Yadav, a left-arm chinaman bowler, has made a significant impact on the Indian cricket team. He is the first left-arm wrist spin bowler to represent India in Test cricket and the first bowler for India to take two hat-tricks in ODIs. Yadav has also become the third Indian to take a five-wicket haul in a T20I. He has achieved notable records and has been praised for his match-winning spell against the West Indies. Yadav’s salary is in the range of INR 30 crores, and he has endorsements with Adidas and Oppo.

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FULL NAME
Kuldeep Yadav
NICKNAME
KD
PLACE OF BIRTH
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
BORN
14 December 1994
HEIGHT
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
EYE COLOUR
Dark Brown
JERSEY NO.
23
BATTING STYLE
Left Handed Bat
BOWLING STYLE
Left-arm chinaman
ROLE
Batter
TEAM
India
IPL
Delhi Capitals
FATHER
Ram Singh Yadav
HOBBIES
Watching Football, Travelling
SCHOOL
Karam Devi Memorial Academy World School, Kanpur
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STATS

Format Matches Innings Runs BF HS AVG SR Not Out 4s 6s 50s 100s 200s
TEST 13 17 199 698 40 13.27 28.52 2 18 1 0 0 0
ODI 113 42 207 407 19 9.86 50.86 21 14 0 0 0 0
T20 40 7 46 59 23 11.5 77.97 3 2 0 0 0 0
IPL 96 37 194 224 35 13.86 86.61 23 18 3 0 0 0
Format TEST ODI T20 IPL
Matches 131134096
Innings 1742737
Runs 19920746194
BF 69840759224
HS 40192335
AVG 13.279.8611.513.86
SR 28.5250.8677.9786.61
Not Out 221323
4s 1814218
6s 1003
50s 0000
100s 0000
200s 0000

MATCHES

Delhi Capitals DC
208/4 (19.3)
Result
206/8 (20)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wkts May 24, 2025 3:00 pm
Punjab Kings PBKS
Delhi Capitals DC
121/10 (18.2)
Result
180/5 (20)
Mumbai Indians won by 59 runs May 21, 2025 3:00 pm
Mumbai Indians MI
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INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF KULDEEP YADAV

  • Test-March 25, 2017 vs Australia at Dharamshala
  • ODI-June 23, 2017 vs West Indies at Trinidad
  • T20I- July 09, 2017 vs West Indies at Jamaica

TEAMS KULDEEP YADAV PLAYED IN

  • India, India U19, Kolkata Knight Riders, Central Zone, India A, Uttar Pradesh, India AT20, Indian Board Presidents XI, India Red, Rest of India, Asia XI, Delhi Capitals

RECORDS OF KULDEEP YADAV

  • First left-arm wrist spin bowler to represent India national cricket team in Test cricket.
  • Best bowling figures by a left-arm spin bowler in an ODI (6/25)
  • First bowler for India to take two hat-tricks in ODIs.
  • Third bowler in Test cricket to take four wickets on debut.
  • Third bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI after Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev. 
  • Third Indian after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take a five-wicket haul in a T20I.

VIDEOS OF KULDEEP YADAV

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SALARY OF KULDEEP YADAV

BCCI Retainer Fees INR 1 crore
Test Match Fees INR 15 Lakh
ODI Match Fees INR 6 lakh
T20 Match Fe INR 3 lakh
Ranji Salary INR 60,000 per day
Vijay Hazare salary INR 25,000 per day
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy INR 17,500 per game
IPL salary INR 2 crore

Net Worth- INR 30 crores

KULDEEP YADAV CARS

Car Price
Ford EcoSport Rs 15 lakh
Audi A6 Rs 55 lakh

KULDEEP YADAV BRAND ENDORSEMENTS

  • Adidas
  • Oppo
  • Unacademy
  • Uttar Pradesh Election Commission
  • GoodGamer fantasy sports

FAQs about Kuldeep Yadav

What kind of bowler is Kuldeep Yadav?

Inspired by bowling greats Wasim Akram and Zaheer Khan, Kuldeep wanted to become a left-arm seamer. However, given his slight build, his coach insisted on him becoming a wrist-spin bowler

How did Kuldeep Yadav become a spinner?

Kuldeep started following and watching videos of Shane Warne’s bowling and made him his role model.

What is the name of Kuldeep Yadav’s childhood coach?

Kapil Pandey