With his undefeatable and rare in the continent left-arm chinaman bowling, young spinner Kuldeep Yadav has made a concrete place for himself in the Indian cricket team in a short period of time. Kuldeep was initially a fast bowler but on the perusal of his childhood coach in a cricket academy in Kanpur, he developed himself to become a left-arm wrist spinner, a rare breed of bowlers in India. The Uttar Pradesh-based spinner made his international debut on March 25, 2017, in a Test match against Australia in Dharamsala. Following an impressive Test outing, Kuldeep made his ODI debut on June 23, 2017, facing West Indies at Port of Spain. On the same tour of Caribbean islands, he managed to make his T20I debut on July 9, 2017 at Kingston. He, along with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, charmed the national team selectors with his mystical bowling and replaced experienced spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the squads for the shorter format of cricket.
It was a 'friends became foes' encounter in the 2025 edition of the IPL as Rishabh Pant was playing against the Delhi Capitals for the first time after being with the Delhi Capitals for nine seasons. Pant's LSG, however, lost the game in the final over with Ashutosh Sharma smashing a 31-ball 66*.
Star India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took centre stage and talked about how compatriot Kuldeep Yadav is the best wrist spinner in the world currently, and talked about his relationship with Kuldeep.
Kuldeep Yadav picked up two quick wickets of Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson in the Champions Trophy final. First, he bamboozled Ravindra with a googly, followed by a miscalculated shot by Williamson, which was easily caught by Kuldeep.
Star India batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were visibly upset with Kuldeep Yadav for his lack of effort in the first innings of their Champions Trophy clash against Australia.
India stars Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav achieved huge personal milestones with their excellent bowling performance in the Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan.
Bangladesh invite 17-year-old Afghanistan spinner Jainuallah to training ahead of the Champions Trophy match against India on February 20. He previously bowled against India in the nets and revealed to have received bowling tips from Shaqlain Mushtaq.
The series is already in the bag for the Indian team and hence, the hosts might experiment a bit with their combination. England will be keen to avoid a whitewash and get some momentum going into the Champions Trophy.
Star India spinner Kuldeep Yadav will feature in Uttar Pradesh's upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh, slated to begin on January 30. Apart from him, several other Indian cricketers will also take part in the last round of the domestic tournament.
Star India spinner Kuldeep Yadav took a dig at Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a fan requested him to join the franchise as a goalkeeper. In response, Kuldeep took a dig at the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025.
The third edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) concluded for India with the Test series against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah led the way for the team with 77 wickets including 32 scalps only in the five-match series Down Under. Here are the top five wicket-takers for India in this WTC cycle
Delhi Capitals made some intelligent purchases and a few quality buys with KL Rahul being their costliest pick at the IPL 2025 mega auction. With Faf du Plessis also in the squad, the Delhi Capitals have a few options for captaincy with Axar Patel being retained.
India will be up against Australia in what promises to be a tough five-match Test series Down Under. India will be under pressure coming off a 3-0 series defeat at home and with the WTC points at stake, it's all-or-nothing time for the visitors and hence have picked a jumbo squad for the same.
Kuldeep Yadav is not part of the 18-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar series announced by the BCCI on Friday. Kuldeep is among the top-choice spinners in the Indian team but is not part of the squad for the BGT. Know here why the star spinner is not picked in the squad.
Nitish Reddy and Abhimanyu Easwaran are set for their international debut as the BCCI announced India's highly-anticipated Test squad for the Australia series on Friday. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav were the notable absentees in India's 18-member squad.
Kuldeep Yadav hoped that the Bengaluru pitch would turn on the final day and wanted the batters to put up an 'effective target' which could be defended against New Zealand in the first Test match. India are looking for an improbable win after being handed a 356-run trail in the first innings.
IND vs NZ 1st Test day 4 Highlights: India were bowled out for 462 in the second innings after the new ball proved to be a nightmare for the Men in Blue. India have handed a 107-run target to New Zealand and need magic to win the game.
Sarfaraz Khan last played for India against England in a Test match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) in Dharamsala. He recently scored a double hundred for Mumbai in the Irani Cup against Rest of India.
Team India management is posed with a selection dilemma ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match is set to commence on September 19 and India is yet to decide whether to play three seamers or spinners.
Kuldeep Yadav has become India's premier spinner in the white-ball format. Kuldeep was Team India's trump card at the recent ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He bagged 10 wickets in five games for the side.
None of the T20 World Cup winning Indian bowlers are currently involved in the ongoing five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel all have been rested for this series.