Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav — career overview
Kuldeep Yadav is a cricketer who represents India in international cricket as a bowler (Left Handed Bat, Left-arm wrist-spin bowler). In international cricket Kuldeep Yadav has appeared in 15 Tests (199 runs at 13.27); 113 ODIs (207 runs at 9.86); 40 T20Is (46 runs at 11.50). With the ball, Kuldeep Yadav has taken 506 international wickets across formats. Full batting and bowling records, recent form and milestones are shown below. Compare Kuldeep Yadav with other players using the player comparison tool, or see where India rank in the latest ICC rankings.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 17 | 2 | 199 | 40 | 13.27 | 698 | 28.52 | - | - | 18 | 1 |
| ODI | 113 | 42 | 21 | 207 | 19 | 9.86 | 407 | 50.86 | - | - | 14 | - |
| T20I | 40 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 11.50 | 59 | 77.97 | - | - | 2 | - |
| T20 (dom.) | 47 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 11.75 | 62 | 75.81 | - | - | 2 | - |
| IPL | 98 | 38 | 23 | 201 | 35 | 15.25 | 232 | 86.64 | - | - | 18 | 3 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 28 | 2514 | 1475 | 68 | 5/40 | 8/113 | 22.16 | 3.56 | 37.4 | 5 | - |
| ODI | 113 | 110 | 5754 | 4786 | 181 | 6/25 | 6/25 | 26.44 | 5.00 | 31.8 | 2 | - |
| T20I | 40 | 39 | 860 | 971 | 69 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 14.07 | 6.77 | 12.5 | 2 | - |
| T20 (dom.) | 47 | 46 | 1011 | 1129 | 86 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 13.13 | 6.70 | 11.8 | 2 | - |
| IPL | 98 | 95 | 2052 | 2749 | 102 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 27.45 | 8.21 | 20.1 | - | - |
Format Performance
Batting — Runs & Average
Bowling — Wickets & Economy
Career Milestones
Kuldeep Yadav — Career Overview
Kuldeep Yadav is a bowler from India. Kuldeep bats left handed bat and bowls left-arm wrist-spin. Specialist bowlers are judged on wickets, economy, and the ability to deliver in pressure overs — new ball, middle overs containment, or the death. Pace, control and the variations a bowler can call on under pressure define a long international career. India is one of the playing nations represented across the international and franchise calendar, with players drawn from the domestic system and the academy pathway into the senior side. International batting record — 15 Tests: 199 runs at an average of 13.27, strike rate 28.52; 113 ODIs: 207 runs at an average of 9.86, strike rate 50.86; 40 T20Is: 46 runs at an average of 11.50, strike rate 77.97. International bowling — 68 wickets in Test at 22.16, economy 3.56 and 5 5-fer; 181 wickets in ODI at 26.44, economy 5.00 and 2 5-fer; 69 wickets in T20I at 14.07, economy 6.77 and 2 5-fer. Domestic and franchise career — IPL: 201 runs in 98 matches. Career statistics in cricket are best read across formats: a Test average, an ODI strike rate and a T20I economy each tell a different part of the story, and modern selection often turns on how a player splits their time across red-ball and white-ball cricket within a packed annual schedule. Recent form, opposition strength and conditions at the venue also weigh heavily alongside the headline numbers. Our player database tracks Kuldeep Yadav's match-by-match appearances across the international and domestic calendar, with batting and bowling splits by format, opposition, venue and time period. Career milestones — highest score, best bowling figures, fastest fifty or hundred and notable franchise performances — sit alongside the running totals so the full arc of a career is easy to read in one view. On GeoCric you can dig into Kuldeep Yadav's career numbers, format-by-format breakdowns, batting and bowling averages, century and five-wicket counts, league appearances and recent form — refreshed against live match data and free to read.