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Cricket · Bowler
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav profile: India left-arm wrist-spinner with dated international, IPL and record-table statistics, career milestones and one documented brand endorsement.
IndiaBorn 14 December 1994
Current statusAs checked 2026-10-22: Delhi Capitals’ official player page presents Kuldeep Yadav in its IPL player and 2026 squad context. ESPNcricinfo identifies him as an India bowler and lists Delhi Capitals among his teams. This dossier does not assert selection for any future India fixture.
The verified profile
Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian left-arm wrist-spinner whose public career moved from a 2014 Under-19 World Cup breakthrough to senior international cricket in 2017, a difficult 2019–2021 stretch, and a Delhi Capitals revival from 2022. For wider cricket context, compare this profile with Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. The statistics below keep Tests, ODIs, T20Is and IPL seasons in separate scopes and attach a snapshot date.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5How to read the player
Kuldeep’s career is easiest to understand through the problem he solves: a rare left-arm wrist-spin angle combined with deception, turn and a willingness to attack. His most meaningful arc is not a single aggregate. It is the sequence from early wrist-spin promise, through a loss of rhythm and knee surgery, to a 2022 IPL reset and a 2023 ODI peak. The draft distinguishes documented performance from editorial interpretation and makes no claim about private life, health beyond the publicly reported 2021 surgery, finances or unverified 2026 selection.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U Cricket verification deskCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Matches
Bowling table; fetched source snapshot
Wickets
Bowling table; fetched source snapshot
Best bowling
Best bowling innings
Bowling average
Runs per wicket
Matches
Bowling table; fetched source snapshot
Wickets
Bowling table; fetched source snapshot
Best bowling
Best bowling innings
Bowling average
Runs per wicket
Matches
Bowling table; fetched source snapshot
Wickets
Bowling table; fetched source snapshot
Best bowling
Best bowling innings
Bowling average
Runs per wicket
Wickets
14 matches; Delhi Capitals row
Best bowling
Delhi Capitals season row
Wickets
11 matches; Delhi Capitals row
Wickets
11 innings; Delhi Capitals row
Fastest to 50 wickets
ESPNcricinfo record-table entry
Wickets in a calendar year
ESPNcricinfo record-table entry
Personal background
Kuldeep Yadav was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on 14 December 1994. The public background used here stays with cricket and the documented hometown and date. It does not add private family, school, residence or other personal details. ESPNcricinfo describes an early switch from fast bowling to spin, the technical choice that shaped his senior career.
Professional journey
His pathway ran through the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, where he took a hat-trick, into international cricket in 2017. The early ODI years produced a 6/25 in Nottingham and two ODI hat-tricks by 2019. The next phase was harder: ESPNcricinfo records a 2019–2021 decline, lost IPL place and knee surgery in 2021. Delhi Capitals became the reset point in 2022.
Playing career and current status
Kuldeep is documented as an India bowler; readers can also compare his role with Jasprit Bumrah. and as a Delhi Capitals IPL player. Delhi Capitals’ official profile shows his 2026 player-page and squad context, while ESPNcricinfo’s fetched career snapshot covers international figures through 2026. Because a profile page is not the same as a future selection notice, this draft does not claim he was selected for a specific India fixture after the check date.
Playing style
The defining skill is left-arm wrist spin. Delhi Capitals describes deception, variation and sharp turn; ESPNcricinfo adds disciplined lines and lengths, slower pace early in his career, and later work to add pace while preserving overspin. That combination explains why he can attack through the middle overs rather than simply contain. The final sentence is editorial analysis of the sourced descriptions, not a firsthand scouting claim.
Setbacks and comebacks
The documented setback is performance-related and public: batters adjusted, his one-day average rose from 2019 to 2021, and he missed IPL 2021 after knee surgery. The documented response was a bowling reset, rehabilitation and a move to Delhi Capitals. His 21 wickets in IPL 2022 and 49 ODI wickets in 2023 mark the statistical shape of that comeback without speculating about private health or motivation.
Post-playing work
No coaching, executive, foundation or post-playing role is asserted. The evidence reviewed describes an active player. Any future work outside playing cricket should be added only when a primary announcement or credible report documents it.
Public ventures and business links
The source ledger documents one public commercial association: the Times of India reported on 17 November 2022 that Real11 had announced Kuldeep as a brand ambassador. That is an endorsement, not proof of ownership, investment, salary, net worth, company directorship or foundation leadership. No such stronger business claim is made here.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Born in Kanpur
ESPNcricinfo records his birth in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
ESPNcricinfo - Under-19 World Cup breakthrough
He took a tournament hat-trick and emerged as a leading wicket-taking prospect in India’s Under-19 pathway.
ESPNcricinfo - Senior international arrival
He entered the international circuit in 2017 and made an early ODI impact, including 6/25 in Nottingham.
ESPNcricinfo - White-ball downturn
ESPNcricinfo records that batters found ways to pressure him and his one-day average rose sharply between 2019 and 2021; he also lost his IPL place after five KKR seasons.
ESPNcricinfo - Knee surgery and rehabilitation
The career account reports knee surgery in 2021 and subsequent rehabilitation, alongside bowling changes intended to reduce load on his right knee.
ESPNcricinfo - Delhi Capitals reset
After being released by Kolkata Knight Riders, he joined Delhi Capitals and took 21 IPL wickets, his most prolific IPL season in the club’s account.
ESPNcricinfo - ODI peak
He led ODI wicket-takers in 2023 with 49 wickets at 20.4 and took 15 wickets during India’s run to the World Cup final.
ESPNcricinfo - Major tournament titles
The profile lists him in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy title-winning sides.
ESPNcricinfo
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
2014 Under-19 World Cup hat-trick
ESPNcricinfo records Kuldeep as taking a hat-trick at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup and as joint second-highest wicket-taker in that tournament.
Two ODI hat-tricks
ESPNcricinfo identifies him as the first Indian spinner to take two ODI hat-tricks, against Australia in 2017 and West Indies in 2019.
2023 ODI wicket-taking season
He led the format’s wicket-takers in 2023 with 49 wickets at an average of 20.4, according to ESPNcricinfo’s career account.
India’s 2024 T20 World Cup title
ESPNcricinfo lists Kuldeep among India’s title-winning 2024 T20 World Cup side; this is a team achievement, not an individual Player of the Match claim.
India’s 2025 Champions Trophy title
ESPNcricinfo lists Kuldeep among India’s title-winning 2025 Champions Trophy side.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01ESPNcricinfo
Kuldeep Yadav Profile - Cricket Player India
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02ESPNcricinfo
Kuldeep Yadav Career Statistics
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03ESPNcricinfo
Kuldeep Yadav Records
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04Delhi Capitals
Kuldeep Yadav | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05The Times of India (PTI/NewsVoir report)
Kuldeep Yadav Begins New Innings as Brand Ambassador of Real11
Accessed 2026-10-22