Kuldeep Yadav
92India · SPIN · 2017 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 121
- Innings
- 45
- Runs
- 215
- Average
- 9.77
- Strike rate
- 51.93
- High score
- 19
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 194
- Average
- 27.04
- Economy
- 5.07
- Strike rate
- 31.9
- Best figures
- 6/25
- 4w / 5w
- 9 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 20 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kuldeep Yadav played 120 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2017 to 2026. The first came against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, and the last against New Zealand at Holkar Cricket Stadium in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 99 wickets at 24.8 in 56 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 25 against England at Trent Bridge in 2018. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 90 wickets at 30.0 at home and 77 wickets at 22.3 away. The most wickets came against South Africa: 36 wickets at 17.6 in 16 ODIs. Dubai International Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 11 ODIs and 17 wickets at 27.1. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. India won 85 of the ODIs Kuldeep Yadav played and lost 29.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 120 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 25 | Sri Lanka | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 17 | 15 | Australia | Wankhede Stadium | 2020 | Lost |
| 15* | 21 | West Indies | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 15 | 33 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 2019 | Lost |
| 10* | 10 | Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 2023 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25 | 10 | England | Trent Bridge | 2018 | Won |
| 5/25 | 8 | Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 4/6 | 3 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2023 | Won |
| 4/18 | 4.1 | South Africa | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2022 | Won |
| 4/23 | 9 | South Africa | Newlands | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 24 | 64 | 6.40 | 0/0 | 32 | 40.06 |
| West Indies | 19 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 33 | 21.52 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 29 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 27 | 30.15 |
| South Africa | 16 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 36 | 17.58 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 44 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 22 | 22.27 |
| England | 9 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 14 | 34.79 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 14.00 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 8 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 44.40 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 39.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 41.00 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 21.00 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 20.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 133 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 90 | 30.01 |
| Away | 44 | 59 | 9.83 | 0/0 | 77 | 22.34 |
| Neutral | 20 | 20 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 27 | 29.04 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56 | 101 | 12.63 | 0/0 | 99 | 24.80 |
| 2020s | 64 | 111 | 7.93 | 0/0 | 95 | 28.95 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 11 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 27.06 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 10 | 15 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 19.17 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 5 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 75.33 |
| Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 5 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 16.46 |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 4 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 36.00 |
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 4 | 15 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 83.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2017 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2026 at Holkar Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 December 1994
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm wrist-spin
- Balls faced (career)
- 414
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 9
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 35.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 60.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 22.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 399 balls faced in that period.
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