Kuldeep Yadav (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Affair, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Kuldeep Yadav
Nickname	KD
Profession	Indian Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 61 kg in Pounds- 135 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 38 Inches - Waist: 30 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 25 March 2017 vs Australia in Dharamsala ODI- N/A T20- N/A
Coach/Mentor	Kapil Pandey
Jersey Number	#18 (India U-19 Team)
Domestic/State Teams	Central Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Uttar Pradesh U-19
Bowling Style	Left-arm chinaman
Batting Style	Left Handed Bat
Nature on field	Aggressive
Records/Achievements (main ones)	• At the 2014 ICC U-19 World Cup, Kuldeep Yadav took a hat-trick against Scotland. With this, Yadav became the first Indian Bowler to register a hat-trick in U-19 World Cup history. • The chinaman bowler picked up 17 wickets in just three matches of the 2016 Duleep Trophy and thus helped his side, India Red, reach the finals. • Kuldeep became the third Indian bowler to bag a hat-trick in ODIs after dismissing Australia's Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar and Pat Cummins in a home game in September 2017.
Career Turning Point	Consistent performances at the 2014 U-19 world cup helped Kuldeep catch selectors' attention.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 December 1994
Age (as in 2017)	23 Years
Birth Place	Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
School	Karam Devi Memorial Academy World School, Kanpur
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Ram Singh Yadav (owner of a brick klin) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- 1 (Elder)
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Watching Football, Travelling
Favourite Things
Favourite Bowler	Shane Warne
Favourite Football Team/Club	FC Barcelona, Brazil
Favourite Song	The Monster by Eminem
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	N/A
Children	Daughter- N/A Son- N/A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kuldeep Yadav

• Does Kuldeep Yadav smoke: Not Known

• Does Kuldeep Yadav drink alcohol: Not Known

• Kuldeep was born in a small village in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. He, however, later shifted to Kanpur in search of better training facilities.

• Although Kuldeep started as a fast bowler when he first joined a cricket academy in Kanpur, he later switched to chinaman on the advice of his then coach, Kapil Pandey. The transition, however, wasn’t smooth for the young lad; in fact, he once even cried for making such a decision.

• Chinaman bowlers are still a rare breed, which is corroborated by the fact that as of January 2017, there have been only 28 International bowlers to adopt this technique/style of bowling.

• He was first picked in the Indian Under-19 team as a 17-year old in April 2012. However, he missed out on selection for the Under-19 World Cup, which India eventually went on to win under the leadership of Unmukt Chand, later that year.

• Kuldeep was a part of the Mumbai Indians squad during the 2012 edition of IPL but didn’t get to play even a single game.

• The following year, he was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a sum of $66,000. Although he managed to get only 3 games in the IPL season, his bowling turned tables for KKR in the Champion’s league (CLT20), wherein the KKR went on to qualify for the finals.

• Good bowling figures in the CLT20 helped him get an early call-up to the national squad for a series against West Indies. Unfortunately, the West Indian team abandoned the series mid-way due to a dispute with its cricket board and Kuldeep’s international debut was left in vain.

• In March 2017, while debuting against Australia, Kuldeep became the first-ever men’s Chinaman bowler to represent India. Notably, Chinaman bowling is left-arm unorthodox spin, wherein the bowler spins the ball into a right-handed batsman. Although the direction of turn is same as that of a right-handed off-spinner, the ball turns more sharply due to wrist spin.