Published By: Nibandh Vinod
Last Updated: December 14, 2023, 08:10 IST
Kuldeep Yadav turns 29 right now on December 14. (Image: kuldeep_18 /Instagram)
Kuldeep Yadav, extensively considered India’s chinaman bowler, has performed a complete of 101 ODIs and taken 167 wickets. He additionally has 34 Test wickets and 53 scalps in T20 internationals.
Kuldeep Yadav has inched one step nearer to his thirties because the Indian left-arm spinner celebrates his twenty ninth birthday right now, December 14. Born to a brick kiln proprietor in Unnao, Yadav obtained the total help of his father to pursue a cricket profession. This noticed him transfer to Kanpur as he started his home profession. Kuldeep’s humble roots and lower-middle-class background didn’t cease the cricketer from incomes a number of accolades with India in the previous couple of years together with the 2018 and 2023 Asia Cup triumphs.
Today let’s check out his journey and the data he has amassed in his illustrious profession.
A Journey of Grit, Guile, and Googly Magic
Kuldeep Yadav’s worldwide profession started in April 2012 when the then-17-year-old cricketer performed his first U19 sport. However, his first main spotlight didn’t come till the U-19 World Cup in 2014.
Having remained wicketless within the opening sport of the match, Kuldeep made the right comeback in opposition to Scotland by choosing up a hattrick. He continually troubled batters within the following video games, ending the match with 14 scalps. This was additionally the joint-second-highest haul within the match.
Kuldeep Yadav was later chosen for India’s sequence in opposition to West Indies in 2014 however didn’t characteristic in any sport.
In March 2017, Kuldeep made his Test debut for India on the Dharamshala Cricket Stadium in opposition to Australia. He had an exceptional displaying in his first match, turning into solely the third left-arm wrist spin bowler to take 4 wickets on his debut.
He made his first ODI look a number of months later in opposition to the West Indies in July.
From Underdog to Champion
Later that yr, Kuldeep grew to become the third Indian bowler to bag an ODI hat trick, placing himself alongside the likes of Kapil Dev and Chetan Sharma. He did it in opposition to Australia on the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
As of right now, Kuldeep has performed a complete of 101 ODIs and taken 167 wickets. He additionally has 34 Test wickets and 53 scalps in T20 internationals.
He was an important member of India’s 2023 ODI World Cup marketing campaign which noticed them attain the ultimate earlier than shedding the trophy to Australia.
IPL Journey
Kuldeep has additionally been an absolute phenom within the Indian Premier League (IPL). He initially began as part of the Mumbai Indians camp in 2012 however couldn’t earn a debut that yr.
He was later signed by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 and later represented the aspect within the Champions League Twenty20 that yr.
In 2018, Kuldeep produced one in all his greatest seasons for KKR as he took 17 wickets in 16 matches.
Four years later, he was purchased by Delhi Capitals in 2022 which noticed him peak with a 21-wicket haul that yr. Kuldeep has performed a complete of 73 matches in his IPL profession whereas taking 71 wickets.
Did You Know Kuldeep Yadav Wanted To Become A Pacer?
Kuldeep Yadav is extensively considered India’s chinaman bowler as a consequence of his unorthodox left-arm bowling method. It is not only a uncommon incidence in Indian cricket however your entire historical past of the game.
What many may not know concerning the Indian spinner is the very fact Kuldeep initially dreamt of turning into a pacer like Zaheer Khan and Wasim Akram.
However, his cricket academy coach Kapil Pandey enabled him to modify to left-arm gradual bowling, making him the star bowler he’s right now. The left-arm spinner additionally as soon as revealed that he needed to overcome a darkish part in his life when he wasn’t chosen for the Uttar Pradesh Under-15 Team.
