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Kuldeep Yadav
India · All-Rounder
Kuldeep Yadav is a spin bowler who has represented India Cricket and featured in the IPL for the Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Across 284 career appearances in Tests, ODIs, T20 Internationals, and the IPL, he has taken 463 wickets at a bowling average of 23.56 and an economy of 5.43. His primary format is the One-Day International, where he has played 116 matches and claimed 191 wickets. On recent form, his most impactful outing in the last three months was 1/14 from 3 overs against Pakistan in a T20I on 15 February 2026, though his opening IPL games of 2026 have produced only moderate returns.
Runs
0
Wickets
0
Bat Avg
12.2
Bowl Avg
23.6
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Delhi Capitals · All-Rounder
Recent form
Across his last 10 appearances, Yadav has taken 10 wickets in 10 fixtures spanning ODIs, T20Is, and the IPL, with his tightest recent return being 1/14 from 3 overs against Pakistan in a T20I on 15 Fe
Strongest format
One-Day International: Yadav has played 116 ODIs and taken 191 wickets at an economy of 5.12, both his highest wicket volume and his lowest economy rate across any format. T
Career stats overview
17 Test · 116 ODI · 151 T20I appearances, spanning 2009 to present.
Test
17 matches
225
Runs scored
76
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged: the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
116 matches
202
Runs scored
191
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect: a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
151 matches
254
Runs scored
196
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful: quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil: better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
463 wickets across four formats
Kuldeep Yadav has appeared in 284 matches across ODIs, T20Is, Tests, and the IPL, collecting 463 wickets in total. His overall bowling average of 23.56 and economy of 5.43 across all formats underline his consistency as a wicket-taking option.
ODIs are his strongest format by volume
Yadav's 191 ODI wickets from 116 matches make the 50-over game his primary arena. His ODI economy of 5.12 is comfortably below his career-wide rate, and he has sustained that output across a substantial sample of international fixtures.
Exceptional T20I bowling average of 13.29
Across 49 T20 Internationals, Yadav has taken 91 wickets at an average of just 13.29. That figure stands well clear of his ODI and IPL returns, making him more penetrating in this format relative to the runs he concedes.
Dominant record against West Indies and South Africa
Against West Indies Cricket across 9 matches, Yadav has claimed 72 wickets at an economy of 4.41. He has also taken 52 wickets against South Africa Cricket in only 6 matches, with an economy of 4.74 in those contests.
Mixed IPL 2026 start for Delhi Capitals
In four IPL appearances so far in 2026, Yadav has picked up 3 wickets from 13 overs. Delhi Capitals have split those matches two wins and two defeats, and his economy across those outings has been variable, peaking at 10.50 against Gujarat Titans.
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
Kuldeep Yadav's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.
Photo credits (1)
- Kuldeep Yadav — photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · source