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 Test22 November 2025 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 218)23 June 2017 v West Indies
Last ODI18 January 2026 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.23
T20I debut (cap 69)9 July 2017 v West Indies
Last T20I15 February 2026 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.23
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–presentUttar Pradesh
2016–2021Kolkata Knight Riders
2022–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 17 120 51 49
Runs scored 225 212 47 1,112
Batting average 11.84 9.63 9.40 19.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/6
Top score 40 19 23* 117
Balls bowled 2,893 6,144 1,067 9,130
Wickets 76 194 92 185
Bowling average 22.42 26.82 13.27 29.85
5 wickets in innings 5 2 2 9
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/40 6/25 5/17 6/79
Catches/stumpings 5/– 20/– 14/– 16/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2023 India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2024 West Indies & USA
Winner 2026 India & Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2025 Pakistan
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2018 UAE
Winner 2023 Pakistan
Winner 2025 UAE
ACC U19 Asia Cup
Winner 2013-14 UAE
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2026

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 a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cups and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Yadav has played for the Indian Under-19 cricket team and played in the 2014 U19 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 team 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 Dharamshala on 25 March 2017.