Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav
Yadav in 2024
Personal information
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm wrist spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 288)25 March 2017 v Australia
Last Test16 October 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 218)23 June 2017 v West Indies
Last ODI9 March 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.23
T20I debut (cap 69)9 July 2017 v West Indies
Last T20I29 June 2024 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.23
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–presentUttar Pradesh
2016–2021Kolkata Knight Riders
2022–presentDelhi Capitals (squad no. 3)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 113 40 43
Runs scored 199 207 46 1,050
Batting average 13.26 9.85 11.50 21.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/6
Top score 40 19 23* 117
Balls bowled 2,093 5,754 860 7,970
Wickets 56 181 69 164
Bowling average 22.16 26.44 14.07 29.36
5 wickets in innings 4 2 2 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/40 6/25 5/17 6/79
Catches/stumpings 4/– 17/– 12/– 15/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ODI World Cup
2023 India
T20 World Cup
2024 West Indies and USA
Champions Trophy
2025 Pakistan
Asia Cup
2018 United Arab Emirates
2023 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 March 2025

Kuldeep Yadav (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spinner, he plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was an integral member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Yadav has played for the Indian Under-19 cricket team and played in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. On 18 December 2019, against the West Indies, he became the first bowler for India to take two hat-tricks in international cricket. On 17 January 2020, in the second ODI against Australia, Yadav became the fastest spin bowler for India, in terms of innings, to take 100 wickets in ODI cricket, in his 58th innings. He helped his national side to win the 2018 Asia Cup as he took the most wickets during the tournament at 10 along with Rashid Khan and Mustafizur Rahman, and being the highest wicket taker for India. He made his international test debut against Australia in Dharmsala on 25 March 2017.