Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian cricket player. He was born on 14 December 1994 in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. His sun sign is Sagittarius. His father, Ram Singh Yadav is the owner of a business, and her mother is a homemaker. He has three siblings, Anushka Singh Yadav, Anita Yadav, and Madhav Yadav. 

Kuldeep Yadav is unmarried. 

Kuldeep Yadav’s favourites

His hobbies include travelling and watching football matches. 

His favourite international bowler is Shane Warne. 

His favourite football team is FC Barcelona, Brazil.

His favourite song is ‘The Moster’ by Eminem.

Interesting facts about Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav was born in Unnao and later moved to Kanpur for his cricket training. 

He started his cricket career as a fast bowler and changed to Chinaman bowling on the advice of his coach, Kapil Pandey. 

Kuldeep Yadav is a left-handed bowler. 

Kuldeep Yadav in Under-19 team

At the age of 17, he was selected for the Under-19 men’s cricket team. However, he could not make it to the finals. The same team won the tournament under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand. 

In the year 2012, Kuldeep Yadav joined the Mumbai Indians IPL team. The next year, he became a part of Kolkata Knight Riders.

In March 2017, he became the first Chinaman bowler from India in a match against Australia. 

Records

In the 2014 ICC Under-19 World Cup, Kuldeep Yadav scored a hat-trick against Scotland. He became the first Indian bowler to achieve this feat. 

In three matches of the 2016 Duleep Trophy, he took 17 wickets and helped his team reach the finals. 

After Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev, Kuldeep Yadav is the third player to score a hat-trick in an ODI match.