Asia Cup 2025: "Kuldeep Yadav used to bowl on sand" - Ex-India assistant coach makes shocking revelation about in-form spinner
Kuldeep Yadav used to bowl on sand: Ex-IND assistant coach
16 Sep 2025
2 MinKuldeep Yadav
India
ICC Ranking
#25 All Rounder in ODI
#4 Bowler in ODI
#28 Bowler in TEST
#39 Bowler in T20
Current Series
Full Name
Kuldeep Yadav
Nationality
India
Other Name
Kuldeep Yadav
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
14 Dec 1994 (30y 277d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Wrist Spin
Teams
ICC Ranking
#25 All Rounder in ODI
#4 Bowler in ODI
#28 Bowler in TEST
#39 Bowler in T20
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 13 | 17 | 2 | 199 | 40 | 13.26 | 698 | 28.51 | -- | -- |
| odi | 113 | 42 | 21 | 207 | 19 | 9.85 | 407 | 50.85 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 41 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 11.50 | 59 | 77.96 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 176 | 55 | 33 | 297 | 35 | 13.50 | 339 | 87.61 | -- | -- |
| fc | 44 | 57 | 7 | 1050 | 117 | 21.00 | 2711 | 38.73 | 1 | 6 |
| list a | 126 | 50 | 24 | 261 | 25 | 10.03 | 497 | 52.51 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 13 | 24 | 348.50 | 1241 | 56 | 5/40 | 22.16 | 3.55 | 37.3 | 3 | 4 |
| odi | 113 | 110 | 959.00 | 4786 | 181 | 6/25 | 26.44 | 4.99 | 31.7 | 7 | 2 |
| t20i | 41 | 40 | 145.30 | 978 | 73 | 5/17 | 13.39 | 6.72 | 11.9 | 2 | 2 |
| t20 | 176 | 172 | 623.10 | 4638 | 219 | 5/17 | 21.17 | 7.44 | 17.0 | 7 | 3 |
| fc | 44 | 75 | 1360.20 | 4913 | 164 | 6/79 | 29.95 | 3.61 | 49.7 | 9 | 8 |
| list a | 126 | 123 | 1069.00 | 5266 | 202 | 6/25 | 26.06 | 4.92 | 31.7 | 8 | 3 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND vs PAK | - | 3/18 | 14 Sep 2025 | Dubai | t20i |
| IND vs UAE | - | 4/7 | 10 Sep 2025 | Dubai | t20i |
| CZ vs NEZ | - | 0/55 & 0/42 | 28 Aug 2025 | Bengaluru | firstclass |
| PBKS vs DC | - | 2/39 | 24 May 2025 | Jaipur | t20 |
| MI vs DC | 7 | 1/22 | 21 May 2025 | Mumbai | t20 |
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