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.
Read MoreKuldeep Yadav was one of the stars for India in the Test series against England. While he rattled England's batting with the ball, he also had notable contributions with the willow in hand. He has now jumped several places in the ICC rankings for all-rounders in Tests.
Kuldeep Yadav played a brilliant hand of 30 off 69 deliveries with the help of two fours before falling prey to James Anderson as his 700th Test victim.
Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took all ten wickets to help India bowl out England on 218 in the first innings of the fifth Test match as the hosts achieved a rare feat in red-ball cricket after a gap of 48 years.
Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets and the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin took four to bowl out England on 218 in the first innings on Day 1 in Dharamsala. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal then gave India a stunning start with a 104-run stand for the opening wicket.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was left dumbfounded as despite Sarfaraz Khan's insistence, he didn't go for a review for a catch against Zak Crawley but the replays showed that the batter had hit it. The reactions from players went viral before Kuldeep Yadav got Crawley eventually.
Like he did in 2017 against Australia, Kuldeep Yadav has spun a web around England batters in Dharamsala, as he ran through their top order single-handedly on day one of the Test match. In the process, he also achieved a a personal milestone levelling legendary Erapalli Prasanna.
Kuldeep Yadav provided the first breakthrough on day 1 of the Dharamsala Test as he got the better of Ben Duckett. He enticed Duckett to hit across the line and the plan paid dividends as the southpaw failed to connect a wild swing.
India have handed the Test debut cap to Devdutt Padikkal in the fifth Test of the series at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Padikkal has become the fifth player for India to make his debut in the ongoing series.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has performed exceptionally well ever since he has made it to the playing XI in the ongoing Test series against England. The fourth Test in Ranchi has been extremely special for him as he has been compared to Shane Warne after his bowling in the second innings.
Kuldeep Yadav was exceptional with the bat yet again for India as he showed why he is considered a handy batter lower down the order, especially in red-ball cricket. Kuldeep's teammates including skipper Rohit Sharma saw the funny side of the things as he played on Day 2 of the fourth Test.
Kuldeep Yadav decided to 'Bazball' himself as he pulled out a reverse sweep from the pocket to open his account in the fourth Test against England in Ranchi. Where the top-order and middle-order struggled, Kuldeep looked in good touch and India need him to stay with the deficit of 134 runs still.
Kuldeep Yadav made a comeback to Test cricket for the first time since December 2022. Despite picking eight wickets, he had to warm the bench given India's combination and the presence of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the line-up.
With Ravindra Jadeja expected to be fully fit for the third Test and Ravichandran Ashwin certain to play, India once again have a selection headache. Axar Patel provides batting depth and the fact that they will persist with two seamers, will Kuldeep Yadav be sidelined again?
The BCCI announced India's 16-man squad for the first two of the five-match Test series against England starting January 25 in Hyderabad. 22-year-old wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel getting the maiden international call-up in the squad was the biggest news regarding the Test team announcement.
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's picture from her historic Eras Tour has gone viral as it is making her look like she is getting ready to bowl left-arm wrist spin. Memes and reactions flooded social media as fans shared more of Taylor's Swift pictures with cricket references.
India achieved a commanding 106-run win over South Africa in the third and final T20I to level the series in Johannesburg on Thursday, December 14. Captain Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav achieved respective milestones to help India win the series decider.
Jasprit Bumrah derailed England's run chase with two big wickets up front in the form of Dawid Malan and Joe Root. India are unbeaten in the tournament thus far and a win in Lucknow will help them pip South Africa and reclaim the top spot.
India TV Sports Wrap on October 23: Team India extended its unbeaten run in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with a 4-wicket win over New Zealand in Dharamsala while Pakistan take on Afghanistan in Chennai. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 23.
Daryl Mitchell continued his stupendous form in 2023 across formats for New Zealand with his fourth ODI century in the year and his first in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. However, Mitchell's 130 went in vain as Team India proved to be too good on the day in Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22.
In an unconventional move, Team India decided to name two squads for the Australia ODI series, just before the World Cup as senior players including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested for a couple of games and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed the elephant in the room.
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