Kuldeep Yadav is an International cricketer from India known for his fantastic bowling and batting skills. Regarding domestic games, he appears for Uttar Pradesh and plays for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
Kukdeep was part of the 2018 and 2023 Asia Cup-winning Indian teams, where he showcased his performance and knocked out some tough wickets. He holds the best strike rate among the Indian bowlers, helping the team win crucial matches.
Numerous matches during his cricket career depict Kuldeep’s great bowling strategies. On December 18, 2019, he was the first Indian bowler to take two hat-tricks in international cricket when playing against the West Indies.
Yadav’s 58th over of January 17, 2020, contained his career’s 100th one-day international wicket. By taking the ten wickets in the tournament, Kuldeep helped the Indian squad win the 2018 Asia Cup.
Yadav made his international test debut against AUS in Dharmsala on March 25, 2017. In the year 2024, he even took five wickets against England. In May of the same year, he was listed in the Indian team for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Look at the below table for more info on the Kuldeep Yadav cricket stats:
|
Formats |
Matches |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
SR |
4s |
6s |
|
Test |
12 |
191 |
40 |
14 |
28.90 |
18 |
1 |
|
ODI |
103 |
190 |
19 |
10 |
56.21 |
14 |
0 |
|
T20 |
35 |
46 |
23 |
12 |
77.97 |
2 |
0 |
In 2012, Kuldeep became a member of the Mumbai Indians. Later, he was picked by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014, and he is the best left-arm chinaman bowler in IPL terms. He did a decent performance and knocked out some vital wickets.
He suffered a knee injury before being released by KKR, which kept him out of the IPL in 2021. His overall performance dipped throughout 2019 and 2020. In 2022, after six seasons with KKR, he was chosen by Delhi Capitals.
The maximum number of wickets he has taken in a single IPL season so far is 21 during 2022, with a strike rate of 14.19, putting him among the top five wicket-takers in the tournament.
Here are the Kuldeep Yadav IPL stats:
|
Tournament |
Mat |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
SR |
4s |
6s |
|
All IPL |
84 |
183 |
35* |
15.25 |
84.72 |
16 |
3 |
In 2024, Yadav was retained in the same team (Delhi Capitals) and here are the overall details of the Kuldeep Yadav IPL auction:
|
Year |
Price |
Team |
|
2014 |
2 Cr |
DC |
|
2023 |
2 Cr |
DC |
|
2022 |
2 Cr |
DC |
|
2021 |
5.80 Cr |
KKR |
|
2020 |
5.80 C |
KKR |
|
2019 |
5.80 C |
KKR |
|
2018 |
5.80 C |
KKR |
|
2017 |
40 L |
KKR |
|
2016 |
40 L |
KKR |
|
2015 |
40 L |
KKR |
|
2014 |
40 L |
KKR |
Kuldeep Yadav's father is Ram Singh Yadav, a brick kiln owner, and his mother is Usha Yadav. Yadav has an older sister named Priya Yadav.
Kuldeep Yadav lives in a luxury house with his family in Kanpur, his hometown. He is single and lives a very private life despite the relationship rumours about him.
Kuldeep Yadav's net worth is stated to be worth at least 4 million US Dollars and INR 32 crore as of 2024.
Most pay comes through brand endorsements, payment from the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise and earnings from playing professional cricket.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has him under a graded payment system, receiving ₹3 Cr per annum in the Grade B category, while the Delhi Capitals have decided to pay him INR 2 crore to play in their team’s jersey during 2024.
On October 30, 2022, Yadav was ranked first in the ICC T20I rankings for batters and was the player with the most half-century in ICC Twenty20 international cricket history.
Kuldeep became the fifth Indian batsman to score a 100 in T20I and the second to do so when playing as fourth or lower. In October 2022, he became the quickest-scoring batsman to accumulate 1000 runs in T20I cricket.
He broke Rahul KL's second-fastest T20I century record, requiring 46 balls against the West Indies. In 2022 and 2023, he was awarded the International Cricket Council T20 Player Of The Year for the Men's Category.
By 2024, many brands such as Adidas, Sanspareils Greenlands, Ace Money Transfer, Real11, Fan Craze, Zebronics, and Oppo have endorsed his brands.
Kuldeep is an Adidas brand ambassador. In 2023, the company launched a “3ka dream” campaign featuring Yadav, among other cricketers. Real11 has designated Yadav as its brand ambassador.
Kuldeep Yadav has both a Ford EcoSport and an Audi A6. The price of the Audi A6 car range is 61.43–67.56 lakh. It is a 31-variant EcoSport, a five-seater compact SUV with 1000-1500 cc engine sizes.
